Category: modern architecture
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Durham Furniture Designer Hosts December “Thirst4Architecture”
A year-round series of networking events for Modernist design fans Durham-based furniture company Elijah Leed will host North Carolina Modernist Houses “Thirst4Architecture” (T4A) design networking event on Thursday, December 11, from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Emilie Huin of 501 Realty, specializing in Modernist houses in the Triangle, is sponsoring…
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The Raleigh Architecture Co. Raises Funds, Food For Urban Ministries of Wake Co.
The downtown Raleigh firm hosts Capital Club 16’s Sunday Supper On The Road. The Raleigh Architecture Company (RACo), a design-build firm in the city’s downtown Warehouse District, helped raise $1500 and 200 pounds of food for Urban Ministries of Wake County when partners Craig Kerins, AIA, and Robby Johnson, AIA, hosted Capital Club 16’s “Sunday Supper On…
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Raleigh Architect Robby Johnston Serves On South Carolina Awards Jury
Raleigh architect Robby Johnston, AIA, partner and founding principal of The Raleigh Architecture Company, recently served on the design awards jury for the Greater Columbia section of the American Institute of Architects’ South Carolina chapter (AIAGC). This marked the first time Johnston, 34, has served on a design jury other than student review juries…
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NEWS & OBSERVER: “Downtown Raleigh neighborhood gets modernist homes”
By Sarah Nagem RALEIGH — Less than a mile from a well-known modernist house that led to a lawsuit and neighbor disputes in Oakwood, two modern homes have quietly been completed, and three more are under construction. Robby Johnston and Craig Kerins, co-owners of The Raleigh Architecture Co., designed two modernist homes that sit in…
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North Carolina Modernist Houses Announces 2015 Advisory Council
To support the non-profit’s ongoing programming and initiatives. North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH), the award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential design across the state, has announced the members of the 2015 NCMH Advisory Council. Advisory Council members serve for one year as support for NCMH’s ongoing programming, including trips and homes…
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Frank Harmon Architect PA Makes National 2014 “Architect 50” Ranking
Based on business success, design quality, and commitment to sustainability. Frank Harmon Architect PA, a multi-award-winning firm based in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, is included in Architect magazine’s 2014 Top 50 firms in the nation. Harmon’s firm ranks fifteenth in the professional journal’s sustainability category. The “Architect 50” places great emphasis on the firm’s commitment to sustainability and design excellence. As…
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East of Edenton: Two Homes Tours Highlight Young Firm’s Pioneering Project in Downtown Raleigh
AIA Triangle and NC Modernist Houses tour-goers discovered Raleigh Architecture Co.’s innovative urban infill houses in an old neighborhood. “Hungry Neck,” an old, established neighborhood just east of Downtown Raleigh, is not an expected destination for homes tours. A mixed-use neighborhood, most of the houses there were built between 1900 and 1940 and many of…
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North Carolina Modernist Houses Announces the 2015 Matsumoto Prize Jury
Nationally known architects to judge annual Modernist house competition North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH), the award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential design across the state, has announced the 2015 George Matsumoto Prize Jury. The 2015 jury includes MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, FAIA, Studio Gang Architects, Chicago; Harry Bates, Bates Masi…
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Uber-Green House in Chatham County Is Finalist For USGBC Award
Recognizing systematic integration of sustainability and LEED standards. The Happy Meadows Courtyard House, a thoroughly sustainable Modern residence designed by Chapel Hill architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA is a finalist for the 2014 Green Gala Sustainable Business Awards in the Residential category. The US Green Building Council / North Carolina chapter selects and presents the…