Tag: architecture
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Debunks Modernist Houses Myths
Founder/director George Smart counters “flat-roof” prejudice. May 12, 2011 (Durham, NC) – George Smart of Durham, NC, has spent the past four years working to document, preserve, and promote Modernist residential design through his award-winning website Triangle Modernist Houses.com. Modernist residential design typically features open plans, extensive use of glass to blur the line between…
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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 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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Charleston Architect Serves on Custom Home Design Awards Jury
Studio A’s Whitney Powers helps select the nation’s best custom-designed houses. February 10, 2011 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Whitney Powers, AIA, founder and principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, flew to Washington, DC, late last month to serve on the jury for the 2011 Custom Home Design Awards program, sponsored by Custom Home Magazine.…
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Kamphoefner Fellowship Recipient Joins Frank Harmon Architect PA
Courtney Evans is the newest member of the award-winning design team. December 15, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Frank Harmon, FAIA, founder and principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh, is pleased to announced that Courtney Evans has joined his award-winning architecture firm as a project designer and architectural intern. Evans was recently honored as…
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Construction Begins On AIA NC’s New, “Green” Headquarters
Future LEED- Platinum building breaks ground in downtown Raleigh. December 8, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – After two years of planning and waiting for financing, the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects will finally hold its official, public groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters building and design center on Thursday, December 9,…
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Frank Harmon, FAIA, To Present Seminar at 2011 AIA National Convention
Harmon and three other prominent architects will discuss region-based urban design. November 16, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) — The American Institute of Architects 2011 National Convention Education Advisory Committee and the AIA staff recently informed architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, that his proposal for a seminar entitled “Architects Discuss Region-Based Urban Design” has been selected…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Hosts FLW Fallingwater Tour
Pennsylvania Architecture Tour features Frank Lloyd Wright’s world-famous “Fallingwater,” “Kentuck Knob,” and more. July 19, 2010 (DURHAM, NC) – What special house is on many people’s “bucket list”? Celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright is an American icon and his “Fallingwater” in Mill Run, PA, is a masterpiece of residential architecture. On Saturday and Sunday, September…
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Rare Architect Interviews Now Online
Former University of Kansas Dean Charles Kahn, FAIA shares his extensive audio collection, including Buckminster Fuller, George Matsumoto and Henry Kamphoefner. June 9, 2010 (DURHAM, NC) — The Charles Kahn Audio Interviews with noted architects from around the world, including Buckminster Fuller and Henry Kamphoefner, are now online through Triangle Modernist Houses.com (TMH), a North…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Announces 2010 Modernist Home Tour
Event to feature nine modernist houses in Raleigh from the 1950s to today. May 24, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) — What’s Raleigh’s best-kept secret? The Triangle has the third largest concentration of Modernist houses in the country, behind LA and Chicago — literally hundreds of exceptional houses — due to the Modernist influence of the NCSU…
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