Category: architecture
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Triangle Modernist Houses Announces “ModShop” Day Trip
Destinations: Design Within Reach, Ikea, and a Modernist house tour April 24, 2010 (DURHAM, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses.com (TMH) has just announced another not-to-be-missed opportunity for modernist homeowners and anyone who loves modern interior design: “ModShop,” a group excursion to Charlotte, NC, to shop at Design Within Reach and Ikea, and to tour an…
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George Smart To Present “Mayberry Modernism” in Wilmington
April 20, 2010 (WILMINGTON, NC) – George Smart, founder of Triangle Modernist Houses.com, likes to say that the vast collection of modernist houses in the Triangle area is one of North Carolina’s best-kept secrets. That secret is rapidly becoming not-so-secret, however, as he continues his series of speaking engagements across the state. On Monday, May…
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Raleigh Publisher Honored by Area Architects
April 19, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Bernie Reeves, editor and publisher of Raleigh Metro Magazine, was presented with the annual Isosceles Award from the American Institute of Architects/Triangle section during an awards ceremony held Friday, April 17 in Durham. The award honors decades of service to the profession of architecture. Reeves, son of the late…
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Presents “Visual Acoustics” at Galaxy Cinema
April 12, 2010 (CARY, NC) –Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) and Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture will conclude this year’s Architecture Movie Series with a special screening of “Visual Acoustics” on Thursday, April 22, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Galaxy Cinema in Cary. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, “Visual Acoustics” celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman…
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Opens Online Gallery
Massive Architecture Website Opens “Icons of Modern” April 5, 2010 (DURHAM, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses.com (TMH), the largest online archive of modernist residential architecture in the country, has created a permanent online gallery called “Icons of Modern.” According to Executive Director George Smart, who did much of the research, the new gallery features hundreds…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Presents “Infinite Space” at Galaxy Cinema
March 12, 2010 (CARY, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses and Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture continue the Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series this month with a special screening of “Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner,” on Thursday, March 18, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Galaxy Cinema in Cary. “Infinite Space” is the story of brilliance and…
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Frank Harmon, FAIA, To Discuss Sustainable Architecture at UNC-G Symposium
March 10, 2010 (GREENSBORO, NC) — Raleigh architect Frank Harmon FAIA, principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA and Professor in Practice at NC State University’s College of Design, will join three other internationally recognized speakers for UNC-Greensboro’s Environmental Symposium 2010 to be held Friday, March 26, from 1-5 p.m. in the Sullivan Science Auditorium. The…
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“Mayberry Modernism” at AIA Winston-Salem
Founder of TriangleModernistHouses.com Addresses Architects March 8, 2010 (WINSTON-SALEM, NC) – George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning website TriangleModernistHouses.com, will speak March 16 to the Winston-Salem Section of the American Institute of Architects. Smart’s topic will be “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy.” “We’re excited about having George Smart,” said Section President Chad…
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Frank Harmon, David Crawford To Headline First “Appetite 4 Architecture” Dinner & Discussion
March 2, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Multi-award winning architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA, and David Crawford, executive vice president of the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA NC) will be the featured guests for the first “Appetite 4 Architecture” dinner on Tuesday, March 23, at 18…
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Ignite Raleigh 2 To Include “Mayberry Modernism”
February 26, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of Triangle Modernist Houses, will present “Mayberry Modernism: Why The Triangle Is America’s Hotspot For Way Cool Houses” on Wednesday, March 3, at the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh during “Ignite Raleigh 2,” an evening of thought-provoking presentations that will take place from 7…