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18898
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Estuaries are areas where fresh water flowing towards the coast meets the oceans salt water and these natural havens account for 2,000,000 acres of the state's tidal area. The author presents an argument for the protection of these areas not only for natural splendor but contribution to the fishing industry -- a $100,000,000 industry for the state.
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18909
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The Research Triangle, once fallow farmland, was transformed into a 5,000 acre scientific mecca. Lauded across the nation as a development success the research triangle encompasses some $50,000,000 worth of architecture and landscaped stretches which brought 6,500 new employment opportunities to central North Carolina.
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19133
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A 71-acre plot encompassing the Stagville Plantation was donated to the state by the Liggett Group, Inc. of Durham in 1976. Historic structures and Native American artifacts prompted the state to organize the Stagville Center for Preservation Technology funded by the same group. The 1799 plantation home was converted into classroom and laboratory space to service statewide historic preservation projects.
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19132
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The article reviews two important pieces of legislation enacted by the 1974 General Assembly directly related to land-use. Both the Coastal Area Management Act and the Land Policy Act indicated legislatures were concerned with future development and protection of state lands. Projects proposed by the governor, legislature, or local governments were reviewed by the Land Policy Council, an organization formed to review all land-use projects through the lens of updated policies.
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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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19139
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Accredited institutions and requirements to become a professional, recognized architect within the state are reviewed in this article. The North Carolina Board of Architecture functioning under the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is the governing institution within the state and establishes the standards for practicing, professional architects. Specific requirements for professional status are reviewed.
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18906
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The state's botanical garden began as a 72 acre plot near Chapel Hill in 1952. By 1968, the garden grew into a 329 acre expanse including hard and softwood stands of forests. Its role is to supply a refuge for natural plants open to citizens and scholars alike.
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19036
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Raleigh's first historic district was a central city district called Oakwood. In June of 1975, Raleigh City Council members zoned this area a historic district to protect the Victorian neighborhood. Declaring it a historic district rescued the oldest existing Raleigh neighborhood from a planned highway expansion.
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18919
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Having a balanced land use plan for the state's resources which offsets economic demands with environmental protection is the author's primary focus. Five areas are suggested as primary concerns as future development of state lands continue; districting, local control, taxation, shoreline protection, and regulations. Using Hawaii as a case study, the author proposes changes for the state legislature to manage and regulate further land developments with conservation a key component.
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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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18987
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Town planning has a rich history within the state dating back to the colonial era and the article specifically describes the state's planned communities and associated developments. Beginning with Bath in 1704, the author focuses on European and especially German influences over town planning. Moving through the 19th and 20th century, places like Pinehurst and Biltmore village provide later examples of the state's cultivated communities.
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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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19233
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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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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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