Campus
From the campus of the university, one of the highest points in the area, the skyline of Dallas dominates the view.
The University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas, a city of almost 250,000 residents, on the northwest boundary of the city of Dallas. In the center of the metroplex, the campus is ten miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport, 15 minutes from downtown Dallas and 40 minutes from Fort Worth. L.B. Houston Nature Preserve, along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, forms part of the eastern boundary of the campus.
The major portion of the campus is situated around the Braniff Mall, a gathering place for the university community. The symbol and landmark for the university is the Braniff Memorial Tower. The primary architectural inspiration for the campus comes from the renowned mid-century modern Texas architect, O’Neil Ford, and his successors Duane and Jane Landry, who are responsible for the design of the majority of the important buildings on the campus.