Archive for the 2015 Award Winners Category

Executive Architect: Clark Nexsen (visit website)Design Architect: Snohetta (visit website) Location: Raleigh, NC 100 Word Description: The goal of the James B. Hunt, Jr. Library was to challenge the role of the 21 st Century library within the campus environment. The information-rich building serves as a campus social center

Architect: Szostak Design, Inc. (visit website) Location: Durham, NC 100 Word Description: The Produce Shed at Funny Girl Farm is a 4,300 square foot barn used for the processing and packaging of produce grown on the farm. The shed shelters an open workspace and equipment storage area, which can

Architect: Clark Nexsen (visit website) Location: Raleigh, NC 100 Word Description: Located at the entrance of Wake Tech Community College in a natural setting, the Regional Plant Teaching Facility creates a gateway to the campus and acts as a symbol of the merging of technology, education, and sustainability.  While

Architect: Andre Johnson Architect, PLLC (visit website) Location: Raleigh, NC 100 Word Description: The Solferino North development is a revitalization of a challenging site and existing building.  The property is located in a flood plain, traffic is difficult and the existing building has and inefficient building systems.  The property has

Architect: Little (visit website) Location: Lumberton, NC 100 Word Description: In developing a design concept for a long awaited and vital new building for the Department of Social Services for Robeson county, a parallel was drawn between the Lumber River as a Provider for Robeson County and the

Architect: ODELL (visit website) Location: Charlotte, NC 100 Word Description:  The BB&T Ballpark is a new 10,000 seat ballpark in Uptown Charlotte for the Charlotte Knights Triple-A team.  The ballpark is designed to fit into a tight urban site.  The design intent is to incorporate the scale

Architect: Weinstein Friedlein Architects (visit website) Location: Durham, NC 100 Word Description: Twenty-four households pooled resources to purchase a half-acre site in downtown and pursue a dream. They envisioned a shared multifamily environment that would be more sustainable than their scattered suburban homes. They hoped to reduce their consumption of resources

Architect: Perkins+Will (visit website) Location: Atlanta, GA 100 Word Description: The design of the Center is driven by the idea of creating a Space for Action. This concept is inspired by great urban spaces from around the world that are synonymous with historic civil and human rights events such as the National

Architect: Gensler (visit website) Location: Charlotte, NC 100 Word Description: Founded in 2011, Barringer Construction has built a reputation in Charlotte for quality and craftsmanship. But these creative masters of construction management had grown too big for their space. What they needed was a new home, one that would allow them