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THE REAL DEAL: Chapel Hill Architect Contributes Two Extremely Green, Thoroughly Modern Houses to 2019 Spring Green Home Tour
Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, is quick to credit her clients with allowing her to pursue her passions for environmental stewardship and modern architecture – passions that have once again secured spots for two of her projects on the 2019 Spring Green Home Tour April 27-29 and May 4-5 throughout Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties. And…
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f8 Photo Studios Evolves Brand Identity, Celebrates 15 Years in Business
f8 Photo Studios, one of the leading, award-winning photography studios in North Carolina’s Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill “Triangle” region, is celebrating 15 years in business this year. To mark that occasion, owner and lead photographer Cara Powell is evolving her brand to better reflect f8’s reputation and expanding areas of expertise. “Fifteen years ago I took a leap of faith…
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E. Shaver, Bookseller To Host Frank Harmon and ‘Native Places’ in Historic Downtown Savannah
E. Shaver, Booksellers in historic downtown Savannah will host a presentation and book-signing event for award-winning architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, of Raleigh, NC, and his new book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See on Sunday, April 14, from 1-3 pm. Ryan Madsen, Architecture Professor at the Savannah College of Art & Design, will…
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Cameron Village Library Welcomes Frank Harmon and ‘Native Places’
Cameron Village Regional Library will host a presentation and book-signing event for award-winning architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m., as he shares his new book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See. Quail Ridge Books will provide and sell copies of Harmon’s book. The event is free and open…
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f8 Photo Studios Sponsors Fundraiser for the Lucy Daniels Center and Donates Event Photography
For the third consecutive year, Cara Powell of f8 Photo Studios, a professional, award-winning photography studio based in Raleigh, is both sponsoring and providing photography for the 2019 “Cooking for a Classic” fundraiser to benefit the Lucy Daniels Center in Cary. The Lucy Daniels Center provides mental health programs and services for children. Cara Powell, f8 Photo Studios’…
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Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill Welcomes Architect/Author Frank Harmon and ‘Native Places’ February 10
Multi-award-winning architect/author Frank Harmon, FAIA, who designed the NC Botanical Garden Visitor Education Center on Old Mason Farm Road, will be in Chapel Hill on Sunday, February 10, when Flyleaf Books hosts a special event to celebrate his new book, Native Places: Drawing as a Way of Seeing. Free and open to the public, the…
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Chapel Hill Architect Arielle Condoret Schechter Receives Houzz® Award
In the Customer Service category for the fourth consecutive year Once again, Houzz® has honored Chapel Hill, NC, architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, (right) with a Best of Houzz Award in the Customer Service category. As in years past, Schechter was selected for the 2019 award by over 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more…
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Carrboro Architect Douglas Pierson Appointed to the AIA Triangle Board of Directors
Douglas Pierson, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, co-founder and a principal designer of pod architecture + design (pod a+d), has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Triangle section, American Institute of Architects (AIAT) for a two-year term. The AIA Triangle’s mission is “to serve its members and the Triangle community by enhancing and…
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TIMES OF SICILY reviews ‘Sicily: Land of Love & Strife’ – A Filmmaker’s Journey’ by Mark Spano
Blueplate PR client: Mark Spano, filmmaker By Andrew and Suzanne Edwards Mark’s story starts in the streets of Kansas City in a neighbourhood populated by immigrant Sicilians and Neapolitans. He was born to a father of Sicilian origin and a mother whose family came from Puglia. Despite the criminality he witnessed in his hometown, Mark’s…
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INHABITAT: “Micropolis custom net-zero home generates all its own energy”
Blueplate PR client: Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA By Lucy Wang When Cheryl and Ken Serdar saw one of the homes belonging to Micropolis®, a collection of sustainable and contemporary house plans designed by architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, they knew they wanted a custom home based on the original 950-square-foot “Happy Family” plan. Taking into account the…