Category: green architecture
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Raleigh Architect To Address International Expo
October 9, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the award-winning Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh, NC, will present a seminar entitled “Building Greener, Smarter, Sustainable Structures” during the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo to be held in Charlotte, NC, October 21-23 at the Charlotte Hilton Hotel. Harmon will discuss several sustainable…
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Charleston Architect Named “Green Goddess”
August 20, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Whitney Powers, AIA, president and principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, SC, is featured this month in Skirt! Magazine as a “green goddess.” “Whitney Powers…has pushed the green edge of sustainable design for over a decade, creating award-winning buildings in and around Charleston that treat lightly on the…
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Pretigious Lyceum Fellowship Invites Frank Harmon To Develop 2009 Student Competition
July 1, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Each year, the Lyceum Fellowship in Cambridge, Massachusetts, asks a distinguished practicing architect to develop its national design competition for architectural students. The Lyceum Fellowship is the most prestigious of its kind in the world, due in part to the prizes it awards. First prize is $10,000 to fund…
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Bringing “Green” To Bear On Historic Structure
“The real challenge for LEED in the future, especially with regards to historic preservation, comes with recognition of the nuances that relate to regional differences in construction and the use of natural energies.” — Whitney Powers, AIA June 19, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Whitney Powers, AIA, principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, Recently completed…
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Grits, Glass & Steel: Frank Harmon To Address Alabama, Tennessee AIA Conventions
June 11, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the award-winning firm Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh, NC, and an adjunct professor in architecture in N.C. State University’s College of Design, will discuss the evolution of Modern architecture in the South when he presents his popular “Grits, Glass & Steel” lecture during the…
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Historic Charleston Foundation Honors “Green” Church Addition by Frank Harmon
April 24, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — Raleigh, NC-based architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, joined the Circular Congregational Church Building Committee Thursday, April 24, in Charleston when the Historic Charleston Foundation presented the group with the Robert N.S. and Patti Foos Whitelaw Founder Award for the completely “green” Sunday School facility he designed. The addition to the…
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The Culture of Place: Architects Discuss America’s Regional Landscape
April 17, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — For the fourth consecutive year, Raleigh, NC, architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, will present a major seminar at the American Institute of Architect’s National Convention and Design Exposition, to be held this year on May 15-17 in Boston, MA. Unlike his past seminars, however, which were entitled “Architects Discuss America’s…
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Judy and Frank Harmon To Discuss “What I Learned Doing My Own House” During Boston Convention
March 25, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Award-winning landscape architect Judy Harmon, ASAL, and her husband, architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, will participate in a panel discussion entitled “What I Learned Doing My Own House” during Residential Design & Construction (RDC), a two-day convention and trade show for design and construction professionals, home owners, and consumers to…
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NC Parks and Rec Dept. Breaks Ground on First “Green” Visitor Center
March 11, 2008 (GATESVILLE, NC) – On Saturday, March 15, the North Carolina Department of Parks & Recreation will hold its groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of the LEED® Gold rated Merchants Mill Pond State Park Visitors Center in Gatesville, NC, the department’s first LEED®-rated building and a model for responsible development. The ceremony will…
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AIA/NC Goes Green: Historic Initiative Results in Landmark Commitment to Sustainability
February 1, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — In an unprecedented initiative, the North Carolina component of the American Institute of Architects (AIA/NC) announced in November 2007 that it would hold a design competition to select the architect for its new headquarters building on a high-profile site in downtown Raleigh. In all 50 states, an AIA component…
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