Architecture News in Raleigh

Green was a key word in 2007, and six months ago, NC State had a very informative panel discussion with Charlie Rose, Dean Malecha, Thom Mayne and Dick Jackson on Sustainable Design.  For those that didn’t make it to the discussion you have a chance to see it tonight at 10pm on you local PBS station UNC-TV.

The North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently held a state-wide design competition to choose an architect for a new headquarters building, which will be located in Downtown Raleigh.  Local architecture studio, Frank Harmon, Architect, took first place honors and dibs on the contract for the project. 

Jury shakedown, winner information, and image slideshow Below the Fold….

The College of Design at NC State has released their Spring Lecture Series and has three international names and a very well known name from Chicago.  All lectures are held in newly renovated and beautiful Burns Auditorium in Kamphoefner Hall at 6 p.m. followed by a reception. AIA members can receive Continuing Education units for attending any of the lectures.  The topics seem interesting and there are a couple of names in the bunch that are known to do very great work.

Lecture List Below the Fold

COMPETITION WINNERS - IMAGE SLIDESHOWS OF RECEPTION AND COMPETITION ENTRIES

Architects all over the state have been staying up late nights and collaborating furiously to find the most logical, yet beautiful, solution to AIA North Carolina’s design competition for their new headquarters in downtown Raleigh.  The site is small and tricky but I have spoken to a handful of designers who think they have great solutions.  Designs are being wrapped up in the next week or two and in three weeks time, a decision will be made on the winner.  A reception will be held to showcase all the designs, including the winner, and it is open to the public.

Reception Info Below the Fold

Triangle Modernist Houses has become a very great web resource for locating modern homes in the triangle and their designers.  George Smart has been getting lots of publicity in the past couple of months with the publication of his list which grows almost weekly.
Tomorrow (Saturday December 15, 2007) Triangle Modernist Houses with be on WPTF 680am at 9pm. Tune in to the Bob Langford show for one of the Triangle’s few radio broadcasts on Modernism - with George Smart, Jr. and alumnus Vinny Petrarca, owner of Tonic Design and Tonic Construction. It should be a well informed design discussion as Tonic (who recently completed a lovely pavilion at the NC Art Museum) is one of the most progressive housing firms in the Triangle, the state and soon the entire nation.