Tag: modernist houses
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James Taylor’s Modernist Childhood Home in Chapel Hill Will Open for Second Public Tour
After the first tour sold out, NCMH has arranged a second opportunity for Taylor fans and Modernist design enthusiasts. By popular demand, North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) will host a second tour of singer-songwriter James Taylor’s classic mid-century Modern childhood home in Chapel Hill on Saturday, July 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets ($7…
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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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Homes Tour: NCMH Presents Eight Modernist Houses April 2nd
Eight exemplary Modernist houses will be open for one day only during North Carolina Modernist Houses’ Modapalooza Mobile Modernist Spring Tour around the Triangle on Saturday, April 2, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to archiving, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential architecture from the 1940s to…
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Oysters & Architecture: Eidolon Designs Hosts February’s “Thirst4Architecture”
Eidolon Designs in Raleigh will once again host “Thirst4Architecture,” a networking event sponsored by North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH) and Emilie Huin of Triangle Modern Homes on Thursday, February 18, from 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public, this month’s T4A event also includes Eidolon’s annual Oyster Roast. T4A events are opportunities for architects, artists, building managers, contractors,…
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Educating The Next Generation of Modernist Architects
Over the past two weeks, North Carolina Modernist Houses’ Project BauHow gave away 200 CAD systems to rural high school students – powerful desktop computer and monitors they get to take home and keep. As a result, students can practice CAD all they want. Later, with class instruction, they will test their knowledge through an NCMH design competition featuring a…
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2015 Matsumoto Prize Honors Six Exemplary Modernist Houses
North Carolina Modernist Houses announced the six winners – three Jury awards and three People’s Choice awards — for the 2015 George Matsumoto Prize for Modernist residential design during a special event at McConnell Studios in downtown Raleigh. Houses submitted to the annual competition must be in North Carolina but designers may be based anywhere. A panel of distinguished architects…
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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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Modernist Homes Tour in Charlotte, Plus Shopping at IKEA
NCMH’s ModShop Tour is May 9th North Carolina Modernist Houses (NCMH), the award winning non-profit dedicated to documenting, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential design, will be going on its semi-annual ModShop Tour on Saturday, May 9, from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This popular bus tour includes shopping at IKEA as well as visiting several Modernist houses and a church…
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Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation Taps NC Modernist Houses’ Masters Gallery
NCMH becomes the official archive for Paul Rudolph’s residential projects. (New York, NY) — The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation (PRHF) in New York City has designated North Carolina Modernist Houses’ online archive as the official index for the residential work by the former dean of the Yale School of Architecture who inspired a generation of architects. As…
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