Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh in North Carolina, United States

Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh that located in North Carolina, United States, was designed by Brooks + Scarpa. The building’s legacy stretches back to 1910 when it was constructed for the Allen Forge & Welding Company; it was extended for grocers The Brogden Produce Company in 1927, during which time a railroad spur was installed linking the facility to a nearby station to ensure the smooth... 

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Chen House New home in Durham, United States

Designed by Gomes + Staub, Chen House New home is located in Durham, United States. Designed for a sloped lot with a limited construction budget, the house adopts the efficient vernacular building forms of the North Carolina landscape as well as the cost-effective exterior materials of conventional North American home construction, including fiber-cement lap siding, masonry veneer, and asphalt-shingle... 

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Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center that located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture. The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the first and longest rural parkways in America, winding 496 miles through scenic mountain ranges and past seemingly endless vistas. So when the National Park Service decided the area needed a destination center to orient visitors... 

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North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

North Carolina Museum of Art that located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, was designed by Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. In designing the museum’s West building, Phifer uses scale, organization, and materials to create a building that celebrates art, drawing on history and his own work for inspiration. In choosing to make the building a single storey pavilion, Phifer drew... 

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Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Education Center in Raleigh, United States

Designed by Frank Harmon Architect PA, Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Education Center is located in Raleigh, United States. Phase One of the Walnut Creek Urban Wetland Educational Park in central Wake County, south of the downtown district, official opened today. The park is transforming 49 acres of abused, polluted wetlands into a living, natural resource for the City of Raleigh. Phase one of the project... 

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