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2008 AIA NC Design Awards
The North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognized 9 projects as part of its annual architecture design awards. This year’s jury was chaired by Aaron Schwarz, FAIA, principal and director with Perkins Eastman. Also on the jury: Sherida E. Paulsen, FAIA, principal with PKSB Architects, chair of the Van Alen Institute and director of the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation; architectural critic, scholar and practitioner, Alexander Gorlin, FAIA; Michael Gabellini, FAIA; Susan Rodriguez, FAIA; and Steven Moser, AIA.
NC State College of Design Lecture Series 2008-2009
This fall, the NC State College of Design has a great lecture series that includes renowned poet, essayist and Novelist Andrei Condrescu as well as up and coming architect Winka Dubbleldam. Full Schedule below the fold.
Raleigh Convention Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of the new Raleigh Convention Center was at noon today and the doors are now open with The International Festival filling the Exhibit Hall. Let the festivities begin…rain or shine. Photos below the fold.
NC AIA Headquarters Marketing Video
It has been a while since we have seen a good marketing video in the Raleigh area. A couple have tried but missed by a mile. But with the new animated video for the Frank Harmon designed AIA Headquarters, a simple and nicely crafted product has been created. (Warning, when clicking through the video will start, with sound, immediately)
Parade of Homes (Literally)
Two of Raleigh’s oldest and most historic buildings will be on the move from 8:30 to noon, this Saturday, August 23rd. As part of the Blount Street Commons project, the Merriom-Wynne and Hume houses will be moved from their existing sites to new locations on the adjoining blocks. The three hour procession of these turn-of-the-century homes will be filmed by National Geographic to be featured on the show “Monster Moves.” Click through to read more and see the full sized diagram.
Addition to Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
Simple. Confident. Sensitive. These are not words that typically jump to mind when describing most architectural works. But the building addition to Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, designed by local Carrboro studio Dixon Weinstein, speaks these sensibilities in a most unpretentious tone. Full Post.
TMH McCowan Residence Tour
Triangle Modernist Houses has again teamed up with area realtors to bring modern residential design to the public. TMH’s first modernist tour took place in May and featured three houses spanning fifty years worth of modernist design in the Triangle. This latest tour was a more exclusive, private tour featuring just the McCowan Residence.
Bloomsbury Estates Marketing Video Bonanza
The conversation about Bloomsbury Estates seems to never end. Some love its “historical references”, while others reject its relevance to 21st century design. Regardless of the opposing opinions, construction continues, move-in is slated for September, and the powers-that-be for the hilltop mansion have released new marketing videos that are sure to entertain at least a few.
McCowan Residence on TMH Private Tour
This contemporary modernist residence saw many layers of collaboration throughout its lengthy design process, and has also won multiple area design awards. More…
Centennial Campus Library Architects Win International Competition
Snøhetta, the architecture firm who will design the future Jim Hunt Library, have just won an international design competition for the King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture in Saudi Arabia. More…
Shimmer Wall Update - Week Three
It has been just over two weeks since the Shimmer Wall started construction and it looks like it should be 99% complete by the weekend. Photos and Video below the fold.
Convention Center Sneak Peek
Click image to view slideshow The new Convention Center in downtown Raleigh is really coming together as the Grand Opening in conjunction with Raleigh Wide Open III draws nearer. Shimmer Wall update below the fold.
Shimmer Wall Update
As we announced last week, the Shimmer Wall at the Raleigh Convention Center in Downtown Raleigh has started installation. Almost a week later and the pace has picked up on the construction of one of the largest public art projects in the area and we have photos and video below the fold.
Convention Center Shimmer Wall Installation Begins
Installation started today on the Raleigh Convention Center’s Shimmer Wall. Six panels so far on the first bay with many to come. 79,464 aluminum ‘pixels’ will compose this 9,000+ s.f. LED backlit art installation wall. Click through for more.
Raleigh Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Round 4
We brought you the first look at the original Pugh+Scarpa/Clearscapes designs for Raleigh’s anticipated Contemporary Art Museum (CAM). Last night, a new set of plans was revealed to the public—at least the fourth different scheme we’ve seen in the past few years.
50 Years of Modernism
Triangle Modernist Houses held its inaugural Modernist Mini-Tour on May 17th in Durham. The tour featured three houses designed by three of North Carolina’s prominent modernist architects. Spanning fifty years of design, the public was treated to a glimpse of the past and present of modernism in North Carolina. Click through for recap and images…
College of Design Preps for 60th Anniversary
Manual Bromberg circa 1954 It has been sixty years since The College of Design started as the School of Design in 1948- beginning with two programs- architecture and landscape architecture. Three years later industrial design was added, followed by graphic design and an arts program later. More Below The Fold
Renovation Right: The Circle House by Cannon Architects
Click Image for Slideshow [Photography: JWest Productions] Welcome to The Circle: a small looped residential pocket in the Bloomsbury subdivision of the Five Points Neighborhood. Our subject is a 2004 renovation to a 1930’s bungalow that makes a striking contemporary addition to the rear of the house, almost completely hidden from the street.
RBC Plaza Tower Tops Out - Adds Spire
The spire was added this morning to the top of the RBC Centura Bank Tower in Downtown Raleigh. This means that the building has officially reached its tallest point of 538 feet. Now the fun part (infill) begins. Click through for slideshow.
2008 AIA Triangle Design Awards
The Triangle Chapter of the AIA North Carolina held its annual Design Awards Banquet and Lecture last week. Robert Hull, who is nationally renowned for his regionalist architecture with Miller Hull Partnership, chaired the awards jury and gave the lecture Tuesday night in Downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District. Click through for slideshows and project descriptions of this year’s best architecture in the Triangle.
