Pic of the Week
Workers cover the globe, called The Daily Planet, of the Nature Research Center (NRC) with the continents of the Earth. The NRC opens with a big party starting on April 20th.
Pic of the Week
The inner workings of the SECU tower rise above Salisbury Street. This is most likely the stairwell and elevator shafts of the building. See a rendering of the finished project here.
Rising Steel All Over Downtown Raleigh
This is a small gallery showing construction around downtown Raleigh. Click the photos for a larger image. The Justice Center appears to be topped off and is taking shape into the Raleigh Skyline. A family poses for a portrait in front of the globe, a part of the upcoming Nature Research Center, now being pieced [...]
Rendering Bonus, Green Square and SECU Tower
click for a larger gallery of renderings. Sure Green Square is nothing new and we’ve been watching construction on this baby for over two years now. But the overlooked SECU tower, a separate project from Green Square is starting to rise out of the ground so renderings help give us a nice look at the [...]
Green Square Skyway #2 Under Construction
Another skyway is being put together, this time over Salisbury Street, as part of the Green Square project. A couple of weeks ago, the first skyway was being put together over McDowell Street. The skyways are cool because they are the first of its kind in downtown Raleigh in which they cross over a city [...]
First Green Square Skyway Under Construction
The Green Square project has been moving along steadily for over a year and hits its first milestone today with the 900 space parking deck opening up for use. From the Department of Administration press release: the facility is the most energy-efficient deck in the Downtown State Government Complex, and one of the smartest examples [...]
Downtown Raleigh Construction Projects To Watch In 2011
2010 did not have a lot of new construction taking place so the development fanboys might be disappointed. 2011 may surprise us, or it may not. Either way, let’s go into the new year with a list of what action there is to follow. AIANC Center for Architecture and Design Rendering of the new AIANC [...]
Green Square Construction Update
Last week I had a wide angle lens that I was borrowing for a trip. I had one more day before returning it so I hit the sidewalks and walked around downtown Raleigh for some pictures. Here are some raw photos of the Green Square project under construction for those that don’t see it too [...]
