Monthly Archives: January 2011

Rationalism Prevails

By Rusty | Published: January 14, 2011

Check out this very poignant article by Witold Rybczynski from Slate.com. He paints a pretty dismal picture about the state of the Architectural profession, both in the midst of the boom, and now in the great valley beyond. Building booms often encourage excess—think of the Gilded Age—but this time large budgets, a celebrity architectural culture, […]

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Great things are on the Horizon…

By Rusty | Published: January 12, 2011

I apologize for the general lack of updates. I’m in the process of adjusting to a modified work schedule that has altered the amount of time I spend in front of my own computer considerably. You will also note, previous articles are missing images, fret not… I’ve got some database touching up to do to […]

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Save the NC State Bookstore

By Rusty | Published: January 10, 2011

The Greenest Building is the One Already Built. John Morris has a great article today about the imminent destruction of this awesome mid-century modern building. Unfortunately, unlike some of Milton Small‘s other buildings, this building is not on the National Register of Historic Places. This pretty much sums up the heart of the issue, regardless […]

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Raleigh Architects making National News

By Rusty | Published: January 3, 2011

Here’s a nice change of pace from the doom and gloom news that has been every article about the building industry for what seems like the better part of three years now. Two Raleigh architecture firms, Frank Harmon Architect and Clearscapes, have made it into the national press in the last week. Frank Harmon Architect […]

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From the Drawing Board

By Rusty | Published: January 3, 2011

Here are a few shots of some current projects straight from the digital drawing boards. Enjoy, and if you have any questions, ask away!

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