http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-great-cities-for-raising-families.html

9/3/2010 12:00:43 PM

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"And Tarheel State residents"

9/3/2010 12:05:15 PM

^Yeah I like how they mentioned UNC and NC State just comes across as a side note.

9/3/2010 12:07:06 PM

Of all the cool stuff in town they went with a picture of Dorton Arena.

9/3/2010 12:10:01 PM

they should have just used a picture of Harrellson and told the "it's sinking cause an engineering student built it story"...

9/3/2010 12:12:03 PM

^^My thought too, but when you look at the photo again you see the State Fair is going on. This rating is, "Best Place to Raise a Family." Children like the fair. At least they didn't show the Art Tower on Capital Blvd. Pullen Park would have been a good choice though.

[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 12:14 PM. Reason : .]

9/3/2010 12:14:40 PM

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"Of all the cool stuff in town they went with a picture of Dorton Arena."

The statue at the capital building dedicated "To Our Confederate Dead"

9/3/2010 12:17:37 PM

Why would you get angry about them mentioning "And Tarheel State Residents"


WE LIVE IN THE TARHEEL STATE.

9/3/2010 12:19:25 PM

^^^Except it's been closed ever since they decided to do renovations during peak park-going season.

Seriously, spread that crap out over a few winters.

9/3/2010 12:22:08 PM

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"Of all the cool stuff in town they went with a picture of Dorton Arena."

i was not aware that there was cool stuff to photograph in raleigh.

9/3/2010 12:22:35 PM

NO, WE LIVE IN THE WOLFPACK STATE.

9/3/2010 12:22:49 PM

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"i was not aware that there was cool stuff to photograph in raleigh."

Also mentioned in the article: Raleigh Listed as Best City to Payback FroshKiller $5.

9/3/2010 12:24:36 PM

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"^^^Except it's been closed ever since they decided to do renovations during peak park-going season. Seriously, spread that crap out over a few winters."

True, but they probably could have gotten a photo of the Andy Griffith statue, or something like that. It really is no big deal though.

[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 12:32 PM. Reason : .]

9/3/2010 12:32:32 PM

i don't know if i want to raise my kids in a city where a creeper like Big4Country is allowed to run rampant

9/3/2010 1:07:41 PM

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"Also mentioned in the article: Raleigh Listed as Best City to Payback FroshKiller $5."

9/3/2010 1:13:35 PM

^^

9/3/2010 1:35:03 PM

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"PROS: High family income, affordable family housing, strong employment growth (especially in biotechnology, textiles and medical technology), lauded city schools, mild weather year-round, moderate and falling crime rates."

AHAHAHAHA

9/3/2010 1:47:51 PM

What's wrong with Dorton arena? It's a pretty influential example of modern architecture and an easily recognizable Raleigh landmark.

9/3/2010 1:55:08 PM

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"It's a pretty influential example of modern architecture and an easily recognizable Raleigh landmark."

pssshhha

9/3/2010 2:00:13 PM

Dorton Arena ... "influential modern architecture?"

*cough*


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hey whatever happened to the statue of Sir Walter that was near the Capitol. I loved that guy. he'd be a good picture.

9/3/2010 2:51:43 PM

Is it on Fayetteville St now?

9/3/2010 2:53:30 PM

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"influential modern architecture"

well, it is an influential piece of architecture, particularly for its time

9/3/2010 2:53:36 PM

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"Dorton Arena - Raleigh's claim to international architectural fame ... In 1957, the American Institute of Architects declared the arena one of the top 10 20th-century buildings most expected to influence the future of American architecture. It was listed as a National Historic Monument in 1972 and The National Park Service says the building has been acclaimed internationally for its innovative fusion of architecture and engineering. Its two tilted parabolic arch design, perimeter support columns, and cable system provides an unobstructed view from anywhere inside."

http://www.examiner.com/landmarks-in-raleigh/dorton-arena-raleigh-s-claim-to-international-architectural-fame

9/3/2010 2:55:47 PM

"expected to influence"...

so what famous architect or noteworthy style of architecture did Dorton Arena, or its architect, actually influence?




[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 2:58 PM. Reason : ]

9/3/2010 2:57:24 PM

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"Employment is up, and the cost of living is down in North Carolina's capital, a mecca for stable high-tech jobs. The region is also home to more acres of parks per capita than most cities of its size. The Wake County School District is strong, too, with 77 schools of excellence and distinction -- the highest designations in North Carolina."

That was under the old failed system for wake county schooling, good thing they're radically changing it up.

9/3/2010 3:00:06 PM

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""expected to influence"... so what famous architect or noteworthy style of architecture did Dorton Arena, or its architect, actually influence? "

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"The arena's bold parabolic design was conceived by Matthew Norwicki, a Polish architect who helped lay out the rebuilding of Warsaw following World War II."

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"Matthew Nowicki befriended Eero Saarinen at the Cranbrook Academy and was succeeded as Chair of the School of Design at North Carolina College of Design by Eduardo Catalano. Nowicki’s influence is evident in subsequent work of these two architects. Themes of function, structure and humanism resonated differently in each. All three of these interconnected individuals were engaged in the same intellectual milieu, each manifesting his own architecture in a unique yet contextual way. Taken as a whole, their endeavors stand as evidence of the shifting understanding of what modern architecture was about."

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"Saarinen, who left Finland in 1923, became one of America's greatest modernist architects. Saarinen's work includes the well-known Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri, the Trans World Airlines Terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, and the Dulles International Airport Terminal in Chantilly, Virginia. Some of his other equally fascinating architectural examples include Case Study House #9 (designed with Charles Eames) in Pacific Palisades, California, the Kresge Auditorium and Chapel at MIT, the Irwin Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, Kramer Chapel in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. This is only a partial list of Saarinen's architectural accomplishments. "

Matthew Norwiki Design:



Eero Saarinen Design:






[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 3:07 PM. Reason : s]

9/3/2010 3:06:18 PM

^ excellent post. i now have a new respect for Dorton Arena.

9/3/2010 4:25:46 PM

I like Raleigh and wanted to move back here to settle and start my career (which I did). But I also am not a huge fan of the public school system and will probably want to move back to the Tri-State area when my kids are school age.

9/3/2010 4:28:44 PM

tell me one place where the public school system doesnt have problems.

9/3/2010 4:29:46 PM

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"^ excellent post. i now have a new respect for Dorton Arena."

Thx man. I thought it was pretty cool when I found the link between NCSU and Eero Saarinen. If you watch Mad Men you'll see quite a bit of his iconic furniture. I've seen quite a few of these side chairs:



As well as these conference tables and chairs with the "tulip base":

9/3/2010 4:38:58 PM

cool, thats def some Finnish design there. my wife's a Finnish citizen, so i get a lot of exposure to that sort of aesthetic.

9/3/2010 4:43:59 PM

I love the mid century modern stuff. I've got credenzas from Lehigh-Leopold & Knoll, Knoll & Eilersen sofas, Herman Miller chairs at the dinner table, etc.

p.s. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/02/79-modern-furniture/

lol

9/3/2010 4:50:53 PM

I guess if you want to raise sheltered cul-de-sec minivan brats without much culture or awareness of the "real" world.

[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 5:15 PM. Reason : minivan]

9/3/2010 5:14:59 PM

shut up.

9/3/2010 5:16:00 PM

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"hey whatever happened to the statue of Sir Walter that was near the Capitol. I loved that guy. he'd be a good picture."

it's in front of the new convention center

9/3/2010 5:19:45 PM

If any of you are in the Raleigh area you should really check out the Gregg Museum this fall.

http://www.ncsu.edu/gregg/exhibitions/modernist.html

You'll see a lot of the modern architecture and design mentioned in this thread.

9/3/2010 6:18:19 PM

I always forget about Gregg.

For four years it's been that place in Talley.

If Talley were nicer, I'd probably want to go there more often.

9/3/2010 11:10:01 PM

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"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"

vs

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"NC State"

wtf man

9/4/2010 3:28:11 AM