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“From site, client, and experience, Frank Harmon spins a highly specific, easy-living modernism.” - Vernon Mays, Residential Architect magazine

Raleigh Art Architecture & Urbanism.com: Update Regarding AIA NC Center for Architecture & Design

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

March 1, 2010

Ever since Frank Harmon won the competition for the AIANC Center for Architecture & Design in January 2008, not much had been made public about how the project was progressing. Even some of our sources close to the project seemed skeptical that the project would be built soon. Given the current state of the field and economy in general, it would have been understandable if the AIA had decided to put the project on hold. It might not have sent a positive message to its members, but understandable nevertheless.

Fortunately for us, that’s not the case. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE.

Tags: AIA, AIA NC, downtown Raleigh, downtown Raleigh development, NC architects, NC architecture
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“The State of Things,” WUNC-FM: Designing The Future

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Friday, February 26 2010 by Laura Leslie and Susan Davis

The new AIA Center for Architecture & Design will be just blocks from the Capitol in Raleigh. And its architect Frank Harmon wants legislators to use the LEED certified building as a resource center for building green structures in the future. Frank Harmon and the building’s contractor Scot Cutler join host Laura Leslie to discuss the details of designing and building a showcase green building that will belong to all North Carolinians and, they hope, define the future of architecture.

TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW: frank harmon wunc 2010 mp3

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Michelle Kaufman’s blog: Smart Inversion

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

February 22, 2010 – When I was in school, one of my professors would suggest that if you are ever stuck on a design, turn your (printed out) drawing upside down. By looking at it from a new perspective, one’s mind typically would open up to new possibilities.

I am reminded of this practice with the Taylor House designed by architect Frank Harmon. This design was included in my top 10 homes list for the Wall Street Journal last year.

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Community Sustainable Energy: Can Durham Outshine Star, NC?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

January 25, 2010 — Can each community in our nation achieve the goals set out by the little town of Star North Carolina, and their eco-industrial park? After 15 years of what has been certainly hard work, the 6 counties in central NC bordered by Asheboro on the north and Rockingham on the south, Albemarle on the west and Siler City on the east, have created an experiment in rural economic development that rivals some of the finest examples across the country.

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Garden and green house. Project architect: Frank Harmon Architect PA

Tags: adaptive reuse, eco-industrial, renovation, Star NC, sustainable design
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Architects+Artisans: David vs. Goliath in Downtown Raleigh

Monday, January 25th, 2010

by J. Michael Welton

Soon, on a site in downtown Raleigh that architect Frank Harmon puckishly likens to the shape of a pork chop, the North Carolina chapter of the AIA will break ground for a slim new Center for Architecture and Design.

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AIA NC Center for Architecture & Design as seen from Peace Street.

Tags: AIA, AIA NC, architecture, design, downtown Raleigh, Raleigh NC
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Excerpts from Gov. Bev Perdue’s speech at the opening of the NC Botanical Garden’s Visitors Education Center

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

October 12, 2009:

“We’re breaking new ground today in NC’s green economy — as we open the greenest public building in NC.”

“In the 21^st century — it’s critical that NC find new, innovative ways to protect our environment and make the best use of our natural resources.”

“And what’s good for our environment also is good for our economy.”

“By opening this green education center — Carolina [UNC-Chapel Hill] is showing once again that it can help NC become a world leader in the green economy — which is a cornerstone of my vision for NC’s future.”

“My husband — Bob — and I have been big supporters of the NC Botanical gardens for years and years. So I’m proud of the botanical garden — its staff and its supporters — for helping NC strengthen its commitment to protecting our environment and building a world-leading green economy.”

Tags: Governor Perdue, NC Botanical Garden, NC economy, public buildings, UNC-Chapel Hill
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News 14 Carolina: Botanical Garden Goes Green In Big Way

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Oct. 14, 2009 (CHAPEL HILL) – North Carolina’s Botanical Garden is going green in more ways than one.

“This garden has always been about conservation and sustainability and it was a natural outgrowth of our mission,” said Peter White, garden director. “We try to show people how to live best with the environment.”

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Tags: botanical gardens, green design, LEED Platinum, NC Botanical Garden, sustainable design
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WTVD’s Angela Hampton: Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Education Center

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009: ANOTHER GREEN PARK PLACE

by Angela Hampton

I’ve had some great feedback on my last blog about Garner’s environmentally friendly “White Deer Park”. I was also reminded of another “green place” in Wake County. It’s the Walnut Creek Urban Wetland Educational Park, just south of downtown Raleigh.

The newest addition is the Environmental Education Center. It’s 7,000 square feet and includes classrooms, a library, a bookshop, a conference room, a laboratory and more. Like the structures at White Deer Park, the Walnut Creek Education Center is made with recycled materials and has a bio-retention system to filter storm water runoff before it returns to Walnut Creek. Raleigh architect, Frank Harmon, FAIA, of Frank Harmon Architect PA, says he designed the center to embrace the park’s mission, which is to conserve a natural wetland. So, the center is poised six feet above the wetlands flood plain, to protect it as much as possible. Plenty of windows provide natural light and ventilation. There’s also a huge back porch that bridges the gap between indoors and out.

The entire park is about 50 acres and will no doubt provide a beautiful respite and learning experience for people in Raleigh, while preserving the wetlands and a home for wildlife. I think we’re lucky to have these green spaces. Enjoy!

Tags: environmental education, environmentalism, green architecture, urban wetlands, wetlands
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GreenSource Magazine: Circular Congregational Church Addition

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Green, and of Its Time: A 328-year-old congregation, in an architecturally conservative city, commissions a modern church classroom addition with a multitude of sustainable-design initiatives.

By Charles Linn, FAIA

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Mother Nature Network: North Carolina Botanical Garden – Chapel Hill

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Weekly LEED round-up, October 16, 2009

Located in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Education Center recently celebrated the project’s completion with a dedication

ceremony. Although the building is going through the final stages of the LEED certification process, it is expected that it will be the first LEED Platinum building in North Carolina.

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