Category: mid-century 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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Public Voting Opens for 2023 Matsumoto Prize
North Carolina’s highest honor for Modernist residential architecture. June 19, 2023 (DURHAM, NC) — Public voting is now open at NCMHCOMPETITIONS.ORG to select the best modernist house among 19 submitted from across the state in the 2023 George Matsumoto Prize, the annual design awards program hosted by NCModernist and sponsored by Fitch Lumber / MARVIN.…
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Triangle Architects, Artists Raise Funds for Homeless Cats and Kittens
Modern cat houses and original art are auctioned off to benefit SAFE Haven for Cats A sleek black cube, a “cannoli” rendered in walnut veneer, a maple cat house/side table… These were among the modern, indoor cat houses that Raleigh-area architects and designers created for The Cat’s Meow 2018, the second annual fundraiser for SAFE…
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Blueplate PR Named Agency of Record for Kaiser Associates, a Florida Real Estate Brokerage for Modern Homes and Commercial Property
Kaiser Associates Realtors, South Florida’s only real estate brokerage specializing exclusively in modern homes, has selected Blueplate PR in Raleigh, NC, as its public relations agency, citing owner Kim Weiss’s extensive knowledge of architecture – especially modern architecture – as a key factor. “Our clients have a refined, special taste in homes, and our buyers are located…
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THE MODERN SHELTER: “MidZENtury paradise”
By Sara Mingote Hi there, welcome! Please, make yourself at home. This is the first post in the blog, and also a very special one. This is the residence of Arielle Condoret Schechter, architect and designer, a space with great character but serene, filled with natural light and good decisions. With a mid-century modern inclination and…
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Sir Walter Salutes Five Points Icon: Tonic Design receives 2017 Sir Walter Raleigh Award
1700 Glenwood Avenue before (bottom) and after (top). For transforming an odd, vacant eyesore into a gleaming glass, energy-efficient commercial building that deserves its place at the pinnacle of Raleigh’s Five Points intersection, Tonic Design principals Katherine Hogan, AIA, and Vincent Petrarca received a 2017 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance for their work on the building at…
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James Taylor’s Modernist Childhood Home in Chapel Hill Will Open for Second Public Tour
After the first tour sold out, NCMH has arranged a second opportunity for Taylor fans and Modernist design enthusiasts. By popular demand, North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) will host a second tour of singer-songwriter James Taylor’s classic mid-century Modern childhood home in Chapel Hill on Saturday, July 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets ($7…
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NCMH Announces October Trip To Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece, “Fallingwater”
A popular annual pilgrimage that includes FLW’s Kentuck Knob and Usonian houses Nonprofit preservation group North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) has announced its seventh annual pilgrimage to Fallingwater, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s residential masterpiece in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, on Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 2016. Tickets are on sale now. NCMH is a non-profit…
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Homes Tour: NCMH Presents Eight Modernist Houses April 2nd
Eight exemplary Modernist houses will be open for one day only during North Carolina Modernist Houses’ Modapalooza Mobile Modernist Spring Tour around the Triangle on Saturday, April 2, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to archiving, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential architecture from the 1940s to…
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Leland Little Auctions To Host September “Thirst4Architecture”
Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales in Historic Hillsborough will host September’s “Thirst4Architecture” (T4A) happy hour with North Carolina Modernist Houses on Thursday, September 9, from 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public, the event will be held inside one of the largest estate auction houses in North Carolina, where T4A guests will be able…
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