Category: mid-century architecture
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North Regional Library Hosts “Mayberry Modernism”
Triangle Modernist Houses’ George Smart will discuss NC’s modernist legacy. April 25, 2011 (Raleigh, 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 North Regional Library, 7009 Harps Mill Road in Raleigh on Wednesday, May…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Presents ModShop III
A Homes Tour + Shopping Day Trip to Charlotte April 12, 2011 (Durham, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting modernist residential design, has announced ModShop III, its third tour of modernist houses and shopping trip to Charlotte. The popular day trip will take place Saturday, May…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Joins Association of Architecture Organizations
National network promotes excellence in architecture and design communities. April 4, 2011 (Durham, NC) — The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) has accepted Triangle Modernist Archive, Inc., the parent non-profit entity for Triangle Modernist Houses.com, as a new member. Based in Chicago, AAO is a national network that promotes excellence in architecture and design education…
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Cameron Village Library To Host “Mayberry Modernism”
Triangle Modernist Houses’ George Smart will discuss NC’s modernist legacy. March 10, 2011 (Raleigh, 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 Cameron Village Library in Raleigh on Thursday, March 31, from 7-9 p.m.…
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Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series Concludes with “Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio”
March 3, 2011 (Cary, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) will conclude this winter’s Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series with a special screening of “Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio” on Thursday, March 17, 7 p.m., at the Galaxy Cinema in Cary. “Citizen Architect” is a documentary that celebrates the…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Makes Docomomo-US Newsletter
NC Advocacy organization is featured in national news brief February 22, 2011 (DURHAM, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to archiving, preserving and promoting modernist residential design, is featured in the “Advocacy Spotlight” for the month of February in the Docomomo-US Newsletter. Docomomo is an acronym for the DOcumentation…
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Charlotte’s Oldest Mid-Century Modern House Faces Demolition
Bulldozers will come in June if it’s not sold. February 23, 2011 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – The Lassiter House, the oldest identified Modernist house in Charlotte, and one of the few designed by architect A.G. Odell still standing, will be torn down if not sold by June. The house’s only owners put their three-bedroom,…
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Triangle Architecture Fans Head “Downeast”
Spotlighting three Modernist houses in Rocky Mount and Greenville, NC. February 15, 2011 (DURHAM, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) will host its first “Downeast Modernist Tour” of three houses in Rocky Mount and Greenville, NC, on Saturday, March 12. The tour is open to the public with advance reservations through the TMH website.…
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TMH Honors North Carolina’s Pioneering Black Architects
The new online archive celebrates early Carolina pioneers February 4, 2011 (DURHAM, NC) – To honor Black History Month, Triangle Modernist Houses.com (TMH) has launched a new online archive entitled “Pioneering Black Architects in North Carolina.” The series is a sequel to last year’s popular “Pioneering Women in North Carolina Architecture.” This series…
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Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series Presents “Koolhaas HouseLife”
The third of four architecture films hosted by Triangle Modernist Houses.com February 1, 2011 (CARY, NC) – The second annual Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series features hard-to-find films about Modernist architects and architecture. The series continues this month with a special screening of Koolhaas HouseLife, featuring architect Rem Koolhaas’ 1998 Maison a Bordeaux (House in…