Category: events
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Arielle Condoret Schechter’s Award-Winning Haw River House Open for Public Touring May 3, 2025
(Chatham County, NC) — Perched above a rocky knoll overlooking the Haw River in Pittsboro, the Matsumoto Prize-winning, net-zero Haw River House in Chatham County will be open for public touring on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This special tour has been organized by George Smart, CEO of NCModernist, the nonprofit…
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ODE TO THE I-BEAN
Architect Doug Pierson addresses the steel industry on opening night of the 2025 AISC conference. His passion for metal as an expressive wall choice as well as a durable, environmentally sustainable structural material has remained throughout his career, said Blueplate PR client Doug Pierson (AIA, LEED AP, BD+C), co-founder/partner and design principal at pod architecture…
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Raleigh Couple Rescues Midcentury Modern Gem from Certain Demolition: Matsumoto House Will Be Moved Saturday, January 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE — The 1954 Midcentury Modern house at 606 Transylvania Avenue, Raleigh, designed by internationally renowned architect George Matsumoto for Bill and Betty Weber and once threatened with demolition, will begin its seven-mile journey to a new location on Saturday, January 20, at 6 a.m. The destination: an empty lot on Delmont Street immediately next door to…
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Transnational Couple’s Net-Zero “Dream Home” to be Featured on Fall 2023 Modapalooza Tour
When transnational couple Satish Reddy (India) and Ping Yu (China) decided to relocate from California and Texas to Chapel Hill, NC, they dreamed of building their own custom-designed, net zero house to reduce their new home’s carbon footprint and environmental impact. To make this dream come true, they turned to Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, the award-winning, Chapel Hill-based…
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Save the Date: “Hillside House” will be open for public touring Saturday, November 13
On Saturday, November 13, NCModernist.org will present a public “Trickle Tour” of Hillside House at 130 Old Pittsboro Road, Carrboro. Specific time slots and ticket information will be announced later. NCModernist (aka NC Modernist Houses) hosts several tours of modern house each year. Executive director George Smart created the “Trickle Tour” format in response to…
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The Branch Museum of Architecture & Design Hosts Lecture, Sketching Workshop with Celebrated Architect Frank Harmon
The ‘Native Places’ author will be in Richmond Nov. 21 – 23. FRANK HARMON, FAIA (photo by f8 Photo Studios) __________________________________________________________________________ November 13, 2019 (Richmond, VA) – Frank Harmon wants to transform the way we see and enjoy the world around us. That’s why the multi-award-winning architect from Raleigh, NC, wrote Native Places: Drawing as…
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AIA Austin Welcomes Architect/Author Frank Harmon, FAIA, and His New Book “Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See”
Frank Harmon, FAIA, (right) a multi-award-winning architect from Raleigh, North Carolina, and the author of the critically acclaimed book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See, will be in Austin Tuesday, November 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a lecture and book-signing event hosted by the Austin chapter of the American Institute…
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Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington Presents ‘Native Places’ Illustrated Lecture and Sketching Workshop
Cameron Art Museum (CAM) in Wilmington will host a reception and book signing event for celebrated architect/author Frank Harmon when he shares his new book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See during an illustrated lecture on Thursday, October 24th, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Harmon will then lead an Urban Sketching Workshop in downtown…
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Charleston’s Blue Bicycle Books Hosts Architect/Author Frank Harmon and ‘Native Places” on January 17th
Architect and author Frank Harmon, FAIA, who designed the modern, award-winning Sunday School addition to the historic Circular Congregational Church in Charleston and the “Seven Sisters” residence on St. Helena Island, will present his new, critically acclaimed book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See when Blue Bicycle Books hosts a book-signing event on…
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