Tag: George Matsumoto
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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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Arielle Condoret Schechter’s “Haw River House” Wins Matsumoto Prize
The Paradis-Zimmerman home earns second place in the coveted Jury Awards category. PHOTOS BY TZU CHEN The modern, Net Zero house that Chapel Hill, NC, architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, designed for Kate Paradis and Scott Zimmerman received a high honor last week. Perched on a rocky knoll overlooking the rapids, the “Haw River House”…
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2016 Matsumoto Prize Online Voting Now Open
Recognizing excellence in North Carolina Modernist residential design Online voting for the 2016 George Matsumoto Prize: Recognizing Excellence in North Carolina Modernist Residential Design, begins today at: https://ncmhcompetitions.squarespace.com The 2016 Matsumoto Prize, supported by the McAdams Foundation, includes public voting to determine three “People’s Choice” winners. Anyone may vote by email (one time per email address) for…
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2016 Matsumoto Prize Now Accepting Submissions
A unique architecture competition celebrating Modernist residential design across North Carolina. Submissions will be accepted in the 2016 George Matsumoto Prize, Recognizing Excellence in North Carolina Modernist Residential Design starting at 8 a.m., May 1, sponsored by the award-winning non-profit organization North Carolina Modernist Houses. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m., May 23rd. Now in its fifth…
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McConnell Studios To Host Matsumoto Prize Presentation, Thirst4Architecture
McConnell Studios in Boylan Heights, Raleigh, will host North Carolina Modernist Houses’ 2015 George Matsumoto Prize awards for Modernist residential design on Thursday, July 23, from 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public, the awards presentation will be part of a “Thirst4Architecture” design networking event. Along with the awards presentation, entertainment for the evening will include free…
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2015 Matsumoto Prize Online Public Voting Is Now Open
Public online voting for the 2015 George Matsumoto Prize, which recognizes excellence in Modernist residential design throughout North Carolina*, is now open at https://ncmhcompetitions.squarespace.com/vote. The Prize, this year sponsored by Leland Little Auctions, includes public voting to determine three “People’s Choice” winners. *Anyone in the world may vote by email (one time per email address) after viewing the submissions at the…
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NCMH Announces 2015 Matsumoto Prize for Modernist Residential Design
Sponsored exclusively this year by Leland Little Auctions. North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) announces that the naming sponsor for the 2015 George Matsumoto Prize for North Carolina Modernist residential design is Leland Little Auctions, the Southeast’s premier estate auction gallery, based in Hillsborough, NC. NCMH created the Matsumoto Prize in 2012 to honor George Matsumoto, FAIA, one of the founding…
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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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TMH Announces 2011 Macon Smith Research Grant Recipients
To support research into residential modernist architecture and architects October 27, 2011 — David Hill, Assistant Professor of Architecture at North Carolina State University’s College of Design, has won a second Mason Smith Research Grant from Triangle Modernist Houses, the non-profit, award-winning organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and promoting modernist residential design. Hill and his…
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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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