Asheville, NC – Activate NC’s announced the winners for its international “Missing Middle” Housing Competition on Friday November 10, 2017. The competition’s goal is to provide housing ideas to the city of Asheville that would both fit appropriately within single family neighborhoods while providing greater density and
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WHAT IS THE MISSING MIDDLE AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? Members of ACTIVATE NC invite you to share your ideas on contemporary multi-family housing concepts that satisfy ‘the Missing Middle’. The Missing Middle describes a scale of infill multi-family development that may fit appropriately within single family
Read more →On Wednesday, June 22, Jury Chair Frank Harmon, FAIA announced the winners of the 2016 Urban Housing Design Competition. Congratulations to the winners! Honor Award Mint By; Clark NexsenRaleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina View submission Merit Award A-Maze By: Radar Architecture & ArtsAmsterdam, Netherlands View submission Citation R.A.W.
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Competition Brief Section OneCompetition Brief THE SITE AND PROGRAM •The site is located along the South Mint Street Corridor, on the corner of South Mint and Summit Avenue. It is a combination of 4 lots along South Mint Street. Addresses are noted below in the aerial photograph.
Read more →We would like to share the results of the 2015 Tiny Home Community Ideas Competition. We received over 100 entries, each of which was reviewed carefully by the Activate14 program committee. A shortlist of 21 entries was presented to the Design Jurors on June 10, 2015. We showed the
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Competition Brief Section OneCompetition Brief THE SITE Located just outside the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood, the site is .32 acres southwest of Raleigh’s city center. The site is walkable to downtown, adjacent to two bus lines and the Amtrak station. The neighborhood is surrounded by a variety
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