Tag: green architecture
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Duke’s “Green” Ocean Conservation Center Wins Wood Design Award
March 2, 2009 (BEAUFORT, NC) — Duke University’s Ocean Conservation Center (OCC) at the Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C., designed by Frank Harmon Architect PA of Raleigh, NC, recently received a Wood Design Award: Green Building Category from WoodWorks-Southeast, a division of the Wood Products Council of North America for non-residential construction. “Wood contributes to…
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Living Greener In The Lowcountry
February 11, 2009 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Award-winning “green” architect Whitney Powers of Studio A, Inc. in Charleston, South Carolina, offers common sense tips for embracing eco-friendly living in an article in this month’s South Carolina Woman magazine. In her article, entitled “Taking A Turn Towards A Sustainable Lifestyle in the Lowcountry.” Powers suggests actions anyone…
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Vacation Home by Frank Harmon Named One of Decade’s Ten Best
January 11, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) — The Taylor House, an award-winning, sustainable vacation home in the Bahamas designed by Raleigh, NC, architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, has been included on a list of “the most influential and inspiring houses built during the past decade.” The Wall Street Journal recently asked celebrated “green” architect Michelle Kaufman of…
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Duke’s Greenest Building Gets The Gold
November 25, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Duke University’s Ocean Conservation Center at the Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C., designed by Frank Harmon Architect PA of Raleigh, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification, Duke’s Office of News & Communications reported today. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the national…
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Charleston Architect Completes Clean, Green, Modern Residence
November 17, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — South Carolina architect Whitney Powers, AIA, of Studio A, Inc., is well known for bringing a host of sustainable design principles and technologies to bear on her residential projects. The 5000-square-foot home she recently completed on Johns Island in Charleston is perhaps her finest example to date. Sleek and…
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Sustainable by Example: Frank Harmon To Address Richmond Conference
November 7, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Raleigh-based architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the multi-award-winning firm Frank Harmon Architect, will be in Richmond, Virginia, on November 13 and 14 to present a special seminar to the 21st annual Architecture Exchange East conference, sponsored by the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (AIA/VA). Calling…
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UNC Asheville Selects Frank Harmon as Architect for Craft Campus; Site Set To Go From Landfill to Landmark
The view captured Frank Harmon’s imagination. Standing on a grassy bluff overlooking the French Broad River, the third oldest river in the world, the acclaimed Raleigh architect knew for sure that he wanted to design the buildings that would one day become UNC Asheville’s Craft Campus. The natural beauty of the Craft Campus site as…
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Raleigh Architect To Address International Expo
October 9, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the award-winning Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh, NC, will present a seminar entitled “Building Greener, Smarter, Sustainable Structures” during the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo to be held in Charlotte, NC, October 21-23 at the Charlotte Hilton Hotel. Harmon will discuss several sustainable…
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Grits, Glass & Steel: Frank Harmon To Address Alabama, Tennessee AIA Conventions
June 11, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the award-winning firm Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh, NC, and an adjunct professor in architecture in N.C. State University’s College of Design, will discuss the evolution of Modern architecture in the South when he presents his popular “Grits, Glass & Steel” lecture during the…
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Historic Charleston Foundation Honors “Green” Church Addition by Frank Harmon
April 24, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — Raleigh, NC-based architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, joined the Circular Congregational Church Building Committee Thursday, April 24, in Charleston when the Historic Charleston Foundation presented the group with the Robert N.S. and Patti Foos Whitelaw Founder Award for the completely “green” Sunday School facility he designed. The addition to the…
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