Author: Blueplate PR
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Chapel Hill Firm Wins AIA Kentucky Award for Modern Bourbon Distillery in Downtown Louisville
In a ceremony in Cincinnati, Ohio, last week, Doug Pierson, AIA, and Youn Choi, partners at pod architecture + design (pod a+d) in Chapel Hill, NC, received their second design award for Rabbit Hole Distillery, the metal, glass, and blackened wood structure they designed in downtown Louisville, KY, that the president of the Kentucky Distillers Association called “a modern…
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Hybrid Design Firm Moves Into Downtown Chapel Hill
On August 21, pod architecture + design (pod a+d), the award-winning design firm previously located in Carrboro, moved its multi-disciplinary studio from the historic Depot on that town’s Main Street to offices at 201-A North Columbia Street in Chapel Hill. The move reflects the partners’ desire to establish their studio in the more nationally known Chapel Hill…
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ARCHITECTS+ARTISANS: “A House for Privacy, by Arielle Schechter”
By Mike Welton • Photos by Keith Isaacs Fed up with the public nature of life in suburban North Carolina., a couple approached architect Arielle Schechter with a desire for privacy. “They lived in a soul-deadening development in Chapel Hill and they were climbing the walls for lack of freedom and privacy from their neighbors,”…
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Inhabitat: “De Stijl-inspired modern home generates all of its own energy.”
By Lucy Wang • Photos by Keith Isaacs When a couple decided to “break free” from their cookie-cutter home and realize their long-awaited eco-friendly dream home, they turned to Chapel Hill-based architect Arielle Condoret Schechter to bring their vision to life. With their grown son now out of the house, the couple wanted to downsize to a…
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BuildSense Joins “Builders Blitz” To Build Two Habitat Houses in Durham for Two Families
First-time homeowner Tameka Evans and BuildSense partner Randall Lanou during construction of her now-completed Habitat for Humanity home. (photo courtesy BuildSense) __________________________________________________________________________________________ The award-winning BuildSense team of architects and contractors watched with pride as members of Durham’s Habitat for Humanity handed Durham resident Tameka Evans and her three children the keys to their new, well-built house in a safe, new…
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ARCHITECT Project Gallery: “Sixty Beverly Hills”
“California cool meets manicured elegance at Sixty Beverly Hill…This modern Beverly Hills hotel blends upscale comfort with custom made furniture and unexpected design elements.” – Hospitality Online.com The project involved renovating the exterior and interior of an eight-story hotel, including new roof-top bar and pool levels. It was completed in phases. Built on the bones…
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Homeowners’ Happiness Lifts Chapel Hill Architect Arielle Schechter to “Top Rated Local®” Status
After receiving Best of Houzz® awards in the Customer Service category for five consecutive years (2015 – 2019), Chapel Hill-based “green” architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, can now add Top Rated Local® Architect in North Carolina to her growing list of accolades. Top Rated Local® (TRL) is a national partnership dedicated to finding and promoting businesses, trades, and professionals that…
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Celebrated Architect/Author Frank Harmon, FAIA, To Present Lecture & Sketching Workshop in Old Town Alexandria
Hosted by the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association Frank Harmon, FAIA, a multi-award-winning architect from North Carolina and the author of the new critically acclaimed book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See, will be in Old Town Alexandria, VA, on May 17th and 18th, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA).…
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THE REAL DEAL: Chapel Hill Architect Contributes Two Extremely Green, Thoroughly Modern Houses to 2019 Spring Green Home Tour
Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, is quick to credit her clients with allowing her to pursue her passions for environmental stewardship and modern architecture – passions that have once again secured spots for two of her projects on the 2019 Spring Green Home Tour April 27-29 and May 4-5 throughout Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties. And…
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