NC Architecture Resources

In March 2019, Our State Magazine featured 60 pages on Modernist houses across North Carolina:

The Marvelous Mr. Modern: George Smart set out to save a historic, but often overlooked, architectural style in North Carolina. He's rallied folks to the cause of Mayberry Modernism.
The Four Elements of a Modern Home: An acclaimed North Carolina architect picks four homes whose distinctive features — from sleek rooflines to dramatic windows — 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. It doesn't fit in with today's trends. And that's the point.
The Urban Loft: For architect Adam Sebastian, a childhood spent building forts and tree houses in Forsyth County honed the 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.

1998 Guide Map to 20th Century Architecture in Raleigh. Page one and page two
1994 Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with NCSU by David Black
1992 Raleigh Comprehensive Architectural Survey Final Report by Helen Patricia Ross
1978 Raleigh Architectural and Historical Inventory
1978 Winston-Salem Architectural and Historical Inventory

1965 The North Carolina State Capital Plan, a visionary effort for that sadly did not happen
1960's Brochure from Ezra Meir, structural engineer and former owner of the Catalano House
1956 AIA Regional Conference for the South Atlantic District Tour guide for Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh

Books

Databases

NCModernist's donations to NCSU Special Collections
Digital NC: statewide data repository including City Directories and photos
Digital NC Newspaper Archives

National AIA Architect Directories (aka the Bowker Directories) 1956, 1962, 1970

NCSU's Architecture Archives
NCSU's Historical NCSU Archives - everything Wolfpack, from yearbooks to faculty profiles.
NCSU's Architects and Builders Database - profiles from the 1700's through about 1950
NCSU's Built Heritage of NC - photo library of NC buildings

Search all the NCSU, UNC, and Duke libraries

NC Echo / Cultural Heritage Online

Publications

DesignLife, formerly called Design Influence, is the magazine for the NC State University College of Design, formerly called the School of Design:

The NCSU School of Design Student Publication was established to honor the memory of Matthew Nowicki, the first head of the architecture program under Henry Kamphoefner at NC State University's School of Design. The publications quickly grew to encompass all of the school's design disciplines, not just architecture. Between 1950 and 1985, there were 58 issues. The numbers refer to volumes and issues, so 9-2 is Volume 9, Number 2.

Knock Knock: North Carolina's Most Unusual Houses was a collaborative effort between the News and Observer and NCModernst to spotlight North Carolina Modernist residential architecture. Knock Knock first ran in the Durham Herald-Sun.