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Day and Night: Pod Architecture + Design To Display Work in NCSU Exhibition
Demonstrating the perception of space from day to night. February 12, 2018 (Carrboro, NC) — How structure is perceived from day to night is the theme of the presentation that pod architecture + design (pod a+d) in Carrboro is contributing to the upcoming N.C. State University School of Architecture Alumni Exhibition. The exhibition will be…
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News & Observer: “The Kamphoefner Prize”
By J. Michael Welton (Following a tribute to the late Brian Shawcroft) One of the most coveted prizes in North Carolina architecture is the award for modern design established by Henry and Mabel Kamphoefner in 1988. It was first given to Norman Pease Jr. – and to Shawcroft in 1991. The Kamphoefners set a high…
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For The Third Consecutive Year, Chapel Hill Architect Arielle Condoret Schechter is Awarded “Best of Houzz” for Client Satisfaction
Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, of Chapel Hill, NC, has been voted by Houzz.com as a winner of a Best of Houzz 2018 award, marking the third consecutive year she has received this award from the popular worldwide online community. From among more than one million active home building, remodeling, and design industry professionals associated with Houzz, Schechter won in…
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THE MODERN SHELTER: “MidZENtury paradise”
By Sara Mingote Hi there, welcome! Please, make yourself at home. This is the first post in the blog, and also a very special one. This is the residence of Arielle Condoret Schechter, architect and designer, a space with great character but serene, filled with natural light and good decisions. With a mid-century modern inclination and…
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LOUISVILLE BUSINESS FIRST: “First Look: Plenty of progress to be seen around Rabbit Hole Distillery”
By David A. Mann Rabbit Hole Distillery is taking shape. The facility has been under construction on Jefferson Street, near Clay Street, since late last year. It’s still months away from completion, but many of the key elements, including the still, are in place today. The distillery is expected to have a grand opening on…
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L.A. Transplant Joins NCSU College of Design
Doug Pierson, AIA, to teach third-year architecture design studio. Architect Douglas Pierson, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, principal and co-founder of the award-winning firm pod architecture + design in Carrboro, NC, will begin teaching a third-year design studio this month for the Department of Architecture, North Carolina State University, College of Design. He will be joined by fellow third-year…
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Continuing Ed from OLLI: Filmmaker Mark Spano To Teach “Sicily: Land of Love and Strife”
Spectacular beauty, epic human struggle, the depth and diversity of culture – these are among the many facets of the island of Sicily that students will discover during a continuing educating course conducted by filmmaker Mark Spano. Based largely on Spano’s new feature-length documentary film “Sicily: Land of Love and Strife,” the course is being…
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METAL ARCHITECTURE: “A Modern Retreat”
Corten steel helps residence blend into surroundings seamlessly By Marcy Marro, Editor Located in a wooded cul-de-sac neighborhood in Durham, N.C., this single-family residence, nicknamed Piedmont Retreat, is wrapped in vertical Corten steel panels facing the street, and vast expanses of floor-to-ceiling glass and cantilevered windows in the back that overlook the surrounding forest. The owners reached out to Raleigh, N.C.-based Tonic Design…
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Works In Progress: Chapel Hill Architect Arielle Schechter, AIA, Announces Three New Residential Projects
RENDERING: PRIVACY FOR TWO December 11, 2017 (Chapel Hill, NC) — Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, Architect, a full-service architecture firm based in Chapel Hill, NC, has announced three new residential projects, each with remarkably different aspirations. Big House for a Big Family: Arielle Schechter, principal and founder, describes one of her newest clients as a…
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INHABITAT: “Weathered steel and reclaimed materials blend a modern home into the woods.”
by Lisa Wang Raleigh-based Tonic Design completed a creative new home that plays with the contrast between old and new through the use of reclaimed and contemporary materials. Tucked into the forests of Durham, the Piedmont Retreat is a 3,800-square-foot single-family home that embraces the outdoors in its use of weathered materials and large cantilevered windows. Reclaimed materials,…
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