Category: architecture
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Umicore Building Products USA Hires Blueplate PR
To provide public relations services for the global company’s VMZINC® products and applications. August 8, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Buildings Products USA, Inc., has hired Blueplate PR in Raleigh, NC, to provide public relations services for its Raleigh-based architectural products and services, specifically VMZINC, the architectural zinc manufactured by Umicore. The VMZINC brand name…
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Chapel Hill Realtors, Durham Library Host “Mayberry Modernism”
Triangle Modernist Houses’ George Smart will discuss NC’s Modernist legacy. August 4, 2011 (Durham, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will present his signature talk “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy” at the South Regional Library in Durham on August 16 and to the Greater Chapel…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Sponsors Hillsborough Modernist Tour
Featuring two new Modernist residential designs. July 28, 2011 (Hillsborough, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the award-winning non-profit dedicated to promoting and preserving Modernist residential design, will host a Hillsborough Modernist Tour on Saturday, August 13, from 9 a.m. until noon, sponsored by Prime Energy Group and Hill Country Woodworks. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens…
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The Bridge at Concord
By Frank Harmon, FAIA At museums and visitors centers, less interpretation is more. One day in the 1970s, I wandered into the rare documents room at the British Museum, where cloth-shrouded glass cases held poems, speeches and letters written by famous people. You could pull back a cloth, read the document, and cover it up…
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Charlotte’s Oldest Modern House Saved From Demolition
Triangle Modernist Houses, Modern Charlotte Realty find a buyer by deadline. July 22, 2011 (Charlotte, NC) – The 1956 Lassiter House, the oldest mid-century modernist house in Charlotte that was threatened with demolition if it didn’t sell by June of this year, has been sold to new owners and will be renovated. Gail Jodon of…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Renovates, Enlarges A Classic Fifties Modern House
Sensitive phased project respects the architectural integrity of the original residence. July 13, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in Raleigh recently completed the renovation phase of an exemplary, mid-century modern house in Durham and is about to begin construction on phase two: a 1200-square-foot addition that will honor, without imitating, the original…
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Triangle Modernist Houses’ Founder Addresses NCSU Class
George Smart will present talk, house tour for College of Design Students July 4, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit organization Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will be a guest lecturer for a summer class in the NC State University College of Design on July 5th. On July 6th,…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Anticipates Completion of Glass Villa in Kuwait
The residence will be a showcase of modern design, special engineering and meticulous construction. June 24, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Construction is nearing completion on Villa Al Bahar, a modern, 22,000-square-foot, four-level glass house in Kuwait City, Kuwait, designed by of Kenneth Hobgood Architects of Raleigh, NC. Designing and building a glass and steel villa…
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Graduation at Harvard: Splendor On The Grass
By Frank Harmon, FAIA I recently attended my daughter Laura’s graduation at Harvard University, where more than 7200 fellow students received their diplomas and honors in a daylong ceremony attended by family and friends. Like many commencement ceremonies, there were speeches, recognitions, honorary degrees, and closing remarks. Graduates received advice about life, the world, jobs, work, and…
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