Author Archives: Rusty

Raleigh Architects making National News

By Rusty | Published: January 3, 2011

Here’s a nice change of pace from the doom and gloom news that has been every article about the building industry for what seems like the better part of three years now. Two Raleigh architecture firms, Frank Harmon Architect and Clearscapes, have made it into the national press in the last week. Frank Harmon Architect […]

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From the Drawing Board

By Rusty | Published: January 3, 2011

Here are a few shots of some current projects straight from the digital drawing boards. Enjoy, and if you have any questions, ask away!

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Sustainability Thursday: New Products to get Excited about

By Rusty | Published: December 30, 2010

All the big sustainability blogs have their ‘Best of 2010’ and the like. Here are four favorites I’ve come across this year: IdeaPaint: Both the dad, and the designer in me love this one. Non toxic, and it lets the little ones ‘color-color’ on the walls. (Note: potential drawback, both dads and kids may assume […]

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Photos from the Road

By Rusty | Published: December 29, 2010

Today, I drove down to Creswell, NC for a C/A meeting at Pettigrew State Park. For the record, I was stopped while taking each of these photos. (An easy feat when the usual travel speed drops to 20-30 miles per hour at best.) The park and nearby fields are quite gorgeous in this snow. Though construction was […]

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NC State’s College of Design on Affordable Housing

By Rusty | Published: December 28, 2010

Like most Architects, I’m an affordable housing geek. As such, every time the subject comes up, I’m drawn like a moth to flame. If you follow my twitter, you’ve probably seen a small taste of my readings on the subject. Apparently I missed the publication, just a few weeks ago, by professor Thomas Barrie of […]

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