MOMO in the Triangle
Interest in the MOdernist MOvement in the Triangle is being cultivated by fellow blogger George Smart, Jr with his site http://www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/.
George keeps the content updated frequently as he adds more sites to his list of Triangle Modernist Houses. This site, promoted by George as an educational resource for RTP-area design enthusiasts, includes a list of modernist architects ranging from Aaron Allred to Terry Waugh. Its a great way to familiarize yourself with great mid-century modern houses, and will go far to fuel interest in progressive architecture.
George developed his appreciation for modernism through his father, a local architect for over 40 years and a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright. Elder Smart attended the NCSU School of Design, a hotbed of modernism throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Though his own career in education has strayed from his father's profession, his interest remains strong in the subject of architecture. As described on his main page, in January 2007, he typed "Raleigh modernist architecture" into Google and discovered the Triangle's tiny yet potent universe of modernist houses and their fans.
If only every metro area in the state had such support!
George keeps the content updated frequently as he adds more sites to his list of Triangle Modernist Houses. This site, promoted by George as an educational resource for RTP-area design enthusiasts, includes a list of modernist architects ranging from Aaron Allred to Terry Waugh. Its a great way to familiarize yourself with great mid-century modern houses, and will go far to fuel interest in progressive architecture.
George developed his appreciation for modernism through his father, a local architect for over 40 years and a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright. Elder Smart attended the NCSU School of Design, a hotbed of modernism throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Though his own career in education has strayed from his father's profession, his interest remains strong in the subject of architecture. As described on his main page, in January 2007, he typed "Raleigh modernist architecture" into Google and discovered the Triangle's tiny yet potent universe of modernist houses and their fans.
If only every metro area in the state had such support!
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George Smart, Jr., founder and executive director of Triangle Modernist Houses.com, has just received a 2009 City of Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance. The awards ceremony was held October 7 at the Fletcher Opera Theater in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.
The award credits Smart as “a champion of the local Modernist architectural movement, raising public awareness through web-based resources, grants, and public tours.”
In 2007, George Smart launched www.trianglemodernisthouses.com, a website dedicated to preserving modernist homes in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina by increasing public awareness of their existence – especially when that existence is threatened by neglect or encroaching development.
“The more people who know about these extraordinary houses, the less likely they are to get torn down,” Smart told Dwell magazine earlier this year.
In 2008, Smart received the Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina “for raising awareness of modernist architecture in the Triangle, including compiling a catalog of such works on his website.”
This year, he received the 2009 Paul E. Buchanan Award from the Vernacular Architecture Forum, established in 1993 to recognize contributions to the study and preservation of vernacular architecture and the cultural landscape that do not take the form of books or published work.
Smart was nominated for the Sir Walter Raleigh Award in the “Individual” category. Awards in this category are given to individuals who have “consistently and over an extended period exhibited concern, leadership, and vision in preserving and improving the appearance and/or environment of the City.” An independent jury met in July to review the nominations.
Coordinated by the Raleigh Appearance Commission, the annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards program was established in 1983 to commemorate exemplary achievement in enhancing Raleigh’s appearance. To date, more than 200 projects, sites, and individuals have been honored.
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