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19237
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The article reviews plans for a new facility for the Museum of History to be built between the Capitol and Legislative Building. Paired with this new museum building is a second project to construct a new Museum of Natural Science nearby. Both projects aim to create new museum spaces for these important collections, modernize Raleigh's urban design, and promote tourism.
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19232
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McDonald's commemorated its 30th anniversary in downtown Raleigh by renovating an old movie theater into one of its signature fast food restaurants. Architects from Wilmington and Raleigh had an unlimited budget to use the existing 1920s theater on Hillsborough Street and combine it with a 1950s diner vibe to create the new restaurant.
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In 1982, architects were commissioned to repurpose a dairy barn of the Biltmore Estates into a contemporary winery. Biltmore officials required a space not only for production of wine but a facility to allow the nearly 5,000 visitors daily to sample the estate's wines. The 1897 building was almost completely abandoned by 1979 until the renovation was commissioned three years later in 1982.
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After 17 years of planning and heated debate in the legislature, the North Carolina Museum of Art opened in its new location in 1983. The museum is located west of Raleigh on a 164 acre plot and the 181,300 square foot building cost $15.75 million. It was designed by Edward Durrell Stone, designer of such notable structures as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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A former tobacco executive's estate in Winston-Salem was renovated and converted into the Graylyn Conference Center. Once the second largest residence in the state belonging to Bowman Gray Sr., of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the home was donated to the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, and is now part of Wake Forest University. School officials decided to preserve the home and mix academics with a hotel setting to create a modern conference center for visiting scholars.
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19230
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The state leads the nation in brick production, manufacturing and shipping 839 million bricks in 1983. Prevalence of brick also influenced the state's architecture with many of the state's talented designers choosing to work with this material. Some of the more recent architectural designs, especially in the Charlotte area, are highlighted.
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19231
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In 1984, the largest manufacturing plant in the state was the Philip Morris USA facility located near Concord in Cabarrus County. Architect Herbert Beckhard was hired to design the plant to be both efficient and to have as little impact on the surrounding landscape as possible. Rolling hills and water features surround the 1.8 million square feet building where millions of cigarettes were rolled each year.
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19226
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In the heart of downtown Winston-Salem the old Carolina Theater was updated and renamed the Roger L. Stevens Center. After 54 years of being closed, the theater was donated to the North Carolina School of the Arts by the Piedmont Publishing Company and will now showcase dancers, singers, and musicians. The article reviews the restoration and updates to the theater in preparation for performances.
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19227
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Michael McInerney served the state as a Benedictine monk, Catholic priest, and as an accomplished architect. Over a 60 year career, McInerney designed 500 plus buildings including hospitals, churches, schools, convents, and gymnasiums. The author reviews some of the more prominent buildings which highlight McInerney's talents.
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19224
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The article addresses the problems faced by the Research Triangle Park in the 1980s. First conceptualized as a space for only research and research manufacturing, initial zoning laws limited the growth and development within this area. Modern city planners from the North Carolina State University architecture department are studying the legislative and physical impediments for modernizing the Research Triangle Park.
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Historic preservation is credited with saving downtown Wilmington from the 20th-century trend of populations moving to the suburbs. Established in 1733, this waterfront city was designed by some of the century's foremost architects. A major push for city planning came at a proposed bridge over the Cape Fear River which would negatively affect the city's application for federal urban renewal funds. Cooperatively working with employees from the Department of Conservation and Development in Raleigh and the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, a city planning team for Wilmington worked to identify preservation issues of the downtown area.
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19223
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Raleigh is a quickly growing city which greatly impacts city planning, especially finding a balance between retaining historic structures with character and also modernizing. Interviewing prominent Raleigh citizens and members of the Raleigh Historic Sites Commission, the author outlines the development of historic preservation within the city.
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Whiteville city school students had the opportunity to work closely with architects through a program called Architect-in-Schools. A sub-program of the National Endowment of the Arts Artist-in-Schools program, the Architects-in-Schools was co-sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council and Whiteville City Schools Board of Education. Logistics of the program involve an architect or designer in the school system to coordinate with students and teachers on design projects.
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19136
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The author looks at Asheville's urban architecture, specifically how the financial booms of the 1890s and 1920s were formative to the cityscape. Woven throughout the article is a brief history of American architecture through specific buildings in Asheville. Preservation and protection of these structures is also briefly discussed.
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Slightly removed from the urban environment, Asheville's numerous hotels, sanitaria, and luxury homes shaped the city's surrounding landscape. Many of these buildings were constructed during the boom years between 1890 and 1920. Some of the more noteworthy and still preserved structures are reviewed as well as some of the famous visitors drawn to the area's beauty.
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