Marlon Blackwell Says Saracen Casino Design Was Hijacked
With the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort under construction in Pine Bluff, a federal lawsuit is just getting underway over who designed it. read more >
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UA Waste Fighters Spin Sawdust Into Gold
The increasing popularity of cross-laminated timber as a building material has an Arkansas professor working on ways to transform a waste byproduct of CLT production into a construction material itself. read more >
Marlon Blackwell to Receive 2020 AIA Gold Medal
Marlon Blackwell, an architect and University of Arkansas professor, has been awarded the the 2020 Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects. read more >
Marlon Blackwell Raises Bar on Framework of Arkansas Architecture
Marlon Blackwell , the Fayetteville architect, admits he sees little downside in being famous, as long as he remembers where he came from. read more >
Marlon Blackwell Elected to National Academy of Design
Marlon Blackwell, founder of Marlon Blackwell Architects and a professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, has received another round of industry honors. read more >
Cherokee, Quapaw Tribes Betting on Casino Amendment
Two Native American tribes triumphed last week when the Arkansas secretary of state’s office said enough signatures had been gathered to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot and let voters decide on legalizing casino gambling. read more >
The Influencers: Architect Marlon Blackwell
At an age when many men and women look forward to retirement, Marlon Blackwell, 60, is doing some of his best work. And he’s looking forward to doing more and better projects. read more >
The Influencers: 5 Leaders Behind the Framework of Arkansas
Meet five leaders who are influencing their industries, their communities and the future of Arkansas. read more >
Blackwell Architects Wins 2016 National Design Award
Marlon Blackwell Architects of Fayetteville has received a 2016 National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. read more >
Wal-Mart Closes on Land for New Fayetteville Store (NWA Real Deals)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed on a 6.1-acre property in south Fayetteville where the company plans to build a Neighborhood Market. read more >
Museum Store at Crystal Bridges Wins National AIA Honor Award
The retail store at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville has received a 2015 national Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. read more >
UA Projects, Fayetteville School Win American Architecture Awards
Three projects with ties to the University of Arkansas' Fay Jones School of Architecture have received 2014 American Architecture Awards. read more >
Springdale Church, Area of Little Rock Earn American Institute Of Architecture Awards
Faculty and staff of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas designed a pair of buildings that have been recognized by the American Institute of Architects. Includes a video look at the architecture of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Springdale, designed by Fayetteville-based Marlon Blackwell Architect. read more >
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