NC Architecture and Design Resources
Built Environment North Carolina Modernist Houses Collection Materials donated by NCModernist to the NCSULibraries Special Collections Research Center
NC Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
NCModernist What I've Learned: Insightful observations on life and design from North Carolina architects and designers
Incomplete 1984-2013 NC architecture awards, including AIANC, Spectator, AIA Triangle, and South Atlantic Regional AIA
NC General Statutes on Architects and Architecture: what's allowed in the profession and what's not
Other NCSU Publications have moved here.
Our State Magazine 2019:
The Marvelous Mr. Modern: George Smart set out to save a historic, but often overlooked, architectural style in North Carolina.
The Four Elements of a Modern Home: An acclaimed North Carolina architect picks four homes illustrate the mid-century modern aesthetic.
The Warmth of Glass & Stone: Growing up in a modernist masterpiece taught two sisters that a house is far more than a home — it's a feeling.
The Ranch Revival: In Charlotte, a broker and a home designer have come up with a new twist on a classic design.
The Urban Loft: For architect Adam Sebastian, design skills that he used to create a home high above the treetops.
The Farmhouse: A menagerie of animals — along with their human keepers — delight in a beautifully and sustainably designed life on the farm.
The Beach House: Maritime relics, nautical touches, and an utterly modern design merge in an island home that's both historic and contemporary.
The Mountain Retreat: Three retired friends from Chicago threw caution to the mountain wind and built a sleek and sophisticated home for two households.
Blueprint For A Movement: A tenacious architect with a lofty goal turned North Carolina State University into a powerhouse of modernist design.
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Raleigh Modern Commercial Architecture Survey 1945-1975
2016
Historic Coker Hills in Chapel Hill NC by Jill Blackburn. Buy print copy
2016
Parkwood Durham NC Newsletters 1962-2022 (7G zip file)
2016
Oakwood: Cherry/Gordon vs. Wiesners NC Court of Appeals Ruling
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Oakwood: Cherry/Gordon vs. Wiesners Superior Court Ruling
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Oakwood: Oak City Preservation Alliance pamphlet
2014
Preservation North Carolina Booklet on Preservation Tax Credits
2013
Sweet Homes Coloring Book
2013
Durham Magazine article on George Smart
2012
Mail-Order Modern: Supermarket Magazines, Vacation Cabins, and Modular Measure in the 1950s by David Hill
2011
Charlotte Observer "NCModernist saves a Charlotte house" by
AG Odell
2011 2011 RPPN article on NCModernist's
Pioneering Black Architects in North Carolina
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2010 RPPN article on George Smart and Mayberry Modernism
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Forsyth County South Suburban Area Plan Draft
2009
Greensboro Historic Resources Survey, 1940-1970
2009
Raleigh Historic Districts Commission on Modernism
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Forsyth County Phase III Survey Report by Fearnbach History Services, Inc
2009
Fayetteville Modern Architecture Survey Report by MdM Historical Consultants
2008
Fayetteville Street Historic District (Raleigh) Study by MdM Historical Consultants
2008
Forsyth County Phase II Report by Fearnbach History Services, Inc
2007
AIA North Carolina Design Award winners, 1955-2007
2006
The Development of Modernism in Raleigh, 1945-1965 by M. Ruth Little
2001 Sample Preservation Easement from Preservation North Carolina
1998 Guide Map to 20th Century Architecture in Raleigh. Page
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Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with NCSU Faculty by David Black
1992 NCSU School of Design Prospectus
1992
Raleigh Comprehensive Architectural Survey Final Report by Helen Patricia Ross
1991 NCSU School of Design Studios
1978
Cora Rice's Carolina Cook Book
1978
An Architectural and Historical Inventory of Raleigh
1978
Architectural Guide Winston-Salem Forsyth County
NC Public Schools of Interest reports:
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North Carolina State Capital Plan, a visionary effort that sadly did not come to fruition
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Brochure from Ezra Meir, structural engineer and former owner of the Catalano House
1956
Guide for Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh by the AIA Regional Conference for the South Atlantic District
1963 Raleigh City Directory
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Durham City Directory
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Durham City Directory
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Raleigh City Directory
Video/Audio
NC Design Interviews * = died
2021 *Fred Taylor / 2018 *Bob Miller / 2017 *Gene Watts Jones / 2017 *Gil Slack / 2013 *Jean Middleton / 2012 Raymond Neutra / 2011 *Haigh Jamgochian / 2011 Frank Harmon and *Lewis Clarke / 2011 *Betty Silver Howison / For many more, see individual architect archives
Media Archives
2007 WPTF-AM, The Bob Langford Show, George Smart and Vinny Petrarca.
2018 WRAL Tarheel Traveler
2015 WPTF Steven Clipp
2014
WUNC-TV North Carolina Now
2014 WPTF Steve Clipp
2013
NCModernist Legacy Award from AIA North Carolina
2013 WPTF Steve Clipp
2012
WFAE Dion Neutra and George Smart
2012 Mayberry Modernism at Raleigh Pecha Kucha
2011 WUNC Frank Stasio talks with architects John Reese and Jon Zellwegger
2010 AIANC Center for Architecture and Design Groundbreaking by David Crawford
2010 WFAE Charlotte Talks: Mid-Century Moderns
2010 George Smart speaks on Mayberry Modernism at Raleigh's Urban Design Center
2010 George Smart interviews Jan Scruggs of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
2010 Mayberry Modernism at Ignite 2.0 in Raleigh
2009 The AIA Triangle Diversity Committee showcases Four Architects
2009 George Smart on the Larry Lane Show
2009 NCModernist wins a City of Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh Award
2009 NCModernist/NCSU 60 Years of Triangle Modernist Architecture
2009 All About Preservation Easements by Preservation North Carolina
2009 George Smart reveals Raleigh's biggest secret
2009 WUNC Radio The State of Things. George Smart, 60th Anniversary of the NCSU College of Design
2009 Past AIANC Award Videos
2009 NCModernist Tour of Cassilhaus designed by
Ellen Cassilly
2006 Modernism Overview by the Charlotte Historic Landmarks Commission
Chapel Hill architect Steven Clipp had an architecture radio show on the internet, later on WPTF.
NC Digital Collections
Open Durham
/ Open Orange
Digital NC: online library of primary sources from institutions across North Carolina
Digital NC Newspaper Archives
NCSU Special Collections Architecture and Design Archives
NCSU June 2025 Backup of NCModernist Architects and Houses
NCSU Everything Wolfpack, from yearbooks to faculty profiles
NCSU North Carolina Architects & Builders: (only architects who have died as of 2020)
NCSU Built Heritage Digital Collection
NCSU Design Digital Collection
NCSU Architecture Digital Collection
NCSU Design Library Image Collection
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NC Architecture magazine, published by AIA North Carolina. Earlier titles included Southern Architect, North Carolina Architect, and Architext.
Metro Magazine was a monthly full-color city/regional publication founded and published by Bernie Reeves in Raleigh NC. In addition to opinion, politics, arts, and entertainment, Metro Magazine had the area's best regular architecture and design coverage, following the pattern of Reeves' earlier publications, Spectator and Triangle Business Journal. Publication ceased in 2013.
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