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

Frank Harmon Architect PA Takes Home Two Different Awards in One Night

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

April 26, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – The evening of April 21, 2011, was a busy one for Raleigh

Walnut Creek Wetland Center

architect Frank Harmon, FAIA. After collecting a City of Raleigh Environmental Design Award at the Marbles Museum in downtown Raleigh, he dashed over to the NC Museum of Art in west Raleigh just in time to collect another award from the Triangle section of the American Institute of Architects’ North Carolina chapter.

On the same night, the state’s Capital City praised Harmon’s Walnut Creek Wetland Center for demonstrating green design concepts and a positive ecological footprint, and AIA Triangle bestowed a Merit Award for overall design excellent on the firm’s Lath House for N.C. State University’s JC Raulston Arboretum.

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Arch Daily: Walnut Creek Wetlands Center/Frank Harmon Architect

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

October 31, 2010

By Andrew Rosenberg — Filed under: Educational ,Selected , Frank Harmon Architect, USA, Wood

The Walnut Creek Wetland Center is a 7,500 square foot Visitor Center that is part of a transformation of over 50 acres of abused, polluted wetlands in southeast Raleigh near the downtown urban center into a living, natural resource for the city. By reclaiming the wetlands area, the Center promotes understanding and protection of an urban wetland, enhances community pride, and encourages economic development in this area of the city. It also provides an accessible “quiet zone” for communing with nature while preserving the natural beauty of the wetland, protecting the habitat of numerous species, and lifting the spirits of those who visit it.

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Frank Harmon Wins AIA NC & Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Park Education Center

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

October 9, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh, recently received both an Award of Merit from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA NC) and a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance for his firm’s design of the thoroughly “green” Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Park Environmental Education Center in Raleigh.

The AIA NC award was presented during AIA NC’s 2010 Conference held recently in Asheville.

The Sir Walter Raleigh Award was presented during a special ceremony at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh to celebrate the people and projects that have made outstanding contributions to the appearance, environment and livability of the state’s Capital City.

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Goodnight, Raleigh.com: From Trash to Treasure – The Walnut Creek Wetlands

Monday, March 15th, 2010

By John Morris

March 15, 2010 — Just barely outside of Downtown Raleigh lies the Walnut Creek Wetlands area. For decades the area was neglected and served as a place to dump refuse, despite being home to more than 50 federally protected animal species. After several years of cleanup efforts, this past September saw the opening of the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center, designed by local architect Frank Harmon…

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Tags: City of Raleigh, downtown Raleigh, education centers, urban wetlands, Walnut Creek
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