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Welcome to the update page for the AIANC Center for Architecture and Design!

The links below will help you navigate through current design updates, the unprecedented design competition that led to the selection of Frank Harmon, Architect as the design team, and AIA North Carolina Tower history!

You can also contribute to the Capital Campaign - helping us raise the $1.5 million needed for project financing. We need to raise $400,000 to break ground  - and we need your help!

We are, as always, pleased to answer any questions about current, upcoming, or historical AIA North Carolina information! Please contact the Director of Programs and Communications, Heather Q. Vance, for any details you may need: (919) 833-6656; hvance@aianc.org.

 

 

News / Press

The AIANC Center for Architecture and Design is generating a lot of buzz! Click the links below to read articles published about the new Center!

News & Observer Article
Competitions Magazine Editor's Note
Competitions Magazine Article
Inform Magazine Article
Architect Magazine
AIA North Carolina Press Release
 

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Capital Campaign

Help us reach our goal of $1.5 million! We need $400,000 to break ground - and we need your help! The Center will provide a new framework for members, state leaders, and the public to understand the importance of good design and the contributions of architects and designers to the quality of life in our state. We know we can reach our goals with your commitment to the profession. Please click the image at left to find out more about making your contribution!

 

 

In-Kind Donations

The Center will be an architectural example for the entire state - a place where members and the public will meet for activites, education, and events. Do you have a product or technology that you think would be a good fit for our building? In-Kind donations are being accepted through the Design Team. Click the image at left to see opportunities.

Interested in making a donation? Email Erin Sterling with Frank Harmon Architects, PA: erin@frankharmon.com.

 
 

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Design Updates

Click the image to the left to find current Design information, including Schematic Design Drawings, images, and background provided by the Design Team at Frank Harmon, Architect.

 

 

AIANC Competition

Design Competition

January, 2008

Click the photo at left to review the winning submissions to the New Facilities Headquarters Design Competition, announced at the January 2008 public event!

 

 

Students

Programs

Click the image at the left to find information about the proposed program for our new Center for Architecture and Design. Learn how this new facility will offer architects from around the state and the public the type of interaction and education that will create better living by design!

 

 

Task Force

Task Force

The Facilities Task Force worked diligently from 2004 - 2007 to complete feasibility studies, master plans, financial analyses, and final recommendations that led to the conclusion that New Facilities were indeed needed. Follow the history of the AIA NC Facilities Task Force by clicking the image to the left.

 

 

Tower

Tower History

Click the photo of the tower to learn the history of the AIA North Carolina Tower - the former City of Raleigh Water Tower saved and revitalized and bequeathed by William Henley Deitrick, FAIA.

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