Archive for April, 2008
Pic of the Week
This is the dinosaur skeleton inside the North Carolina Natural Science Museum.
222 Parking Deck Paint Job
I threw up this picture on the RalCon Tumblelog but remembered that recently there was good discussion related to 222 Glenwood. It appears that this is the final paint job of the parking deck and the flat wall along Jones St. is looking a little ‘simple’. We also had discussion about the murals of downtown [...]
The State of Hillsborough St.
Hillsborough St. gets my vote as being one of the most important streets for downtown. From the Capitol building out to Glenwood, the first six blocks will be a major route that connects Glenwood South and Fayetteville St. The zig zag route should become the spine of activity for downtown. It is pretty clear that [...]
EnviroCon: General Assembly Building Boasts Largest Rain Barrels in Raleigh?
The North Carolina General Assembly building has three, 18,000 gallon tanks to collect rainwater that falls on the roof. The system also collects condensation from the air conditioning system inside the building. All this water is being used within the building and for landscape irrigation. Links for those who want to know more:
Stormwater Collection Project [...]
RBC’s Crown [UPDATE: 5:00 PM]
Here are some pictures from yesterday’s raising of RBC Plaza’s top hat. Raleigh Skyline also has some great pictures of the top hat being raised into the air.
The rest of the crown is currently going up so expect an update soon.
[UPDATE: 9:20 AM]
Piece number 2 is currently being placed. Let’s hope the weather does not [...]
Too bad they can’t just keep the facades intact and just build around them.... (