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These models represent three buildings designed by architect George Matsumoto during the years 1955-1960 while he was still a professor of architecture at North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University). These models were created for the exhibit "Simplicity, Order, and Discipline: The Work of George Matsumoto, FAIA" that was displayed at NC State University's Visual Arts Gallery (more recently known as the Gregg Museum), April 10 - June 28, 1997. The exhibit was a joint project of the Gallery and the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Department (Special Collections Research Center after 2004). Less

The James Holcomb Collection of North Carolina State University College of Design Flyers, Brochures, and Posters contains ephemera including flyers, posters, brochures, mailers, and postcards. These materials were designed by North Carolina State University, School of Design (now College) students and faculty. The items publicized events such as exhibits, lectures, and classes. All materials were printed on an offset press at the School of Design. Materials range in date from 1978 to 1982. James "Jimmy" Holcomb graduated in 1982 from the School of Design's program in Visual Design. Less

The Marvin J. Malecha Papers contains drawings, concept sketches, models, correspondence, speeches, articles and papers, publications, personal notes, conference notes, presentation materials, photographs, and other materials related to Malecha's career in architecture, design teaching, and research. The bulk of the collection, comprised of faculty papers and architectural drawings and sketches, highlights Malecha's career as an educator and an architect. These papers document Malecha's tenure as a faculty member and Dean of the School of Design (later the College of Design) at North Carolina State University. Additional materials cover Malecha's position as President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as his involvement with various architectural associations such as the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture (ENHSA). The Drawings and Models and the Project Files contained in the collection further demonstrate Malecha's career as a practicing architect. The materials range in date from 1966 to 2015. Marvin J. Malecha (1949-2020), former dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Design and professor of architecture, has had a multi-faceted career encompassing administration, education, research, professional service, authorship, and practice as an architect. Malecha served as Dean of the College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for more than a decade before taking over the position of dean at NC State University's School (later College) of Design in 1994. Throughout his career, he was involved in a number of professional associations and organizations related to architecture and architecture education. From 1989 to 1990, he was president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was elected from 2008 to 2009 to serve as First Vice-President/President Elect of the AIA. In 2009, he was officially elected as President of the AIA. He regularly attended meetings, workshops, and conferences held by organizations such as the AIA, the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture (ENHSA). In December 31, 2015, Marvin Malecha retired as Dean of the College of Design to pursue the position of president and chief academic officer at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California. Less

The Patrick Rand Papers, 1974-2022, document Patrick Rand’s work, research, and teaching in the field of architectural design and technology. The collection contains drafts, notes, and manuscripts of architectural books authored or co-authored by Rand; course materials for classes and studios Rand taught at NC State University College of Design; conference materials, project documents, awards, and other documents related to Rand’s professional activities; and materials from masonry research projects, workshops, and conferences. The collection includes both physical materials and born-digital files. Patrick Rand is a Distinguished Professor of Architecture in the College of Design at NC State University. He joined the architecture faculty in 1977. His research focus is on the relationship between design and building technologies. Rand’s early research involved air-supported structures and other experimental construction strategies. He has since carried out funded research regarding innovation in masonry construction systems. His expertise now spans a full range of architectural construction materials and systems. Patrick Rand co-authored Materials for Design with Victoria Ballard Bell in 2006, and Materials for Design 2, with all new content, in 2014. Rand also co-authored with Edward Allen Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructibility, Aesthetics in 2007. He completed a substantially revised third edition of this book in 2016. He co-authored with Edward Allen and Thomas Ryan Detailing for Landscape Architects in 2011. Less

This collection contains an oral history interview with Phil Freelon that was conducted by Gwynn Thayer in 2017. Included is a full transcription of the interview. In the interview, Freelon discusses: his family and growing up in Philadelphia during the civil rights movement; the influence of the arts by his grandfather, a painter in the Harlem Renaissance; his education at Central High School; the mentorship of both John Spencer at Hampton University and Roger Clark at North Carolina State University; discrimination and diversity in the field of architectural education; the architectural profession on the national stage; acquiring projects within the public arena; his work on museums, specifically the National African American Association of Museums; and cultivating talent in a design firm and his management philosophy. Phil Freelon (1953-2019), was an African American architect who was founder and president of The Freelon Group, Inc., and then managing director and director of design of Perkins + Will, located in Durham, North Carolina. Freelon specialized in public architecture and was best known for his design of cultural museums and educational buildings in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; and Durham, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina. Freelon led the design team that gave shape to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, won the 2012 Design Guild Award, and the same year was appointed to the United States Commission of Fine Arts by President Obama. Less

The Robert Burns Architectural Drawings include nine architectural drawings by Robert Paschal Burns (1933-2005) that were transfered from the College of Design to Special Collections through the assistance of Dean Marvin Malecha. They include a set of 4 drawings of an international airport from 1957 that Burns had submitted for the 44th Paris Prize in Architecture. He won the competition and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. To support his international travel, Burns had been awarded the Lloyd Warren Fellowship in 1957 while he was a student at North Carolina State College. The collection also includes 3 undated drawings for an apartment hotel development in Raleigh and 2 undated drawings for a Highway Island Development (these last two are likely by Burns, but his name is not on the drawings). This collection also contains slides from Burns' classes, studio and architectural travel. Professor Robert Paschal Burns (1933-2005), a native of Roxboro, North Carolina, was the head of the Architecture Department at NC State University's School of Design from 1967 to 1974 and from 1983 to 1991. He was selected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1979 and was awarded the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence in 1996. Professor Emeritus Robert Burns died in an automobile accident on October 28, 2005. Less

The Susan Toplikar Papers contain brochures, postcards, and imageries of three exhibitions – “Spirit and Stillness,” (Weems Gallery, Meredith College, 2008); “Birds: 1988-1999” (Hager Smith Design Community Gallery, 2008); and “The Continuous Process: The Artist as Teacher/The Teacher as Artist, Gallery of Art and Design” (University Student Center, North Carolina State University, 1990). The collection also includes postcards and mail-art correspondence, as well as letters of recommendation and approval letters in support of her submission in 1985 for promotion to Associate Professor, a statement of teaching philosophy, a resume, course syllabi, class projects, student work, exhibition design, artwork publication, public art projects, and creative research supporting her promotion to Full Professor. Susan Toplikar taught in the College of Design at North Carolina State University from 1976 to 2010. Susan Toplikar was born in 1952 and died in 2020. She received degrees from the University of Missouri – Kansas City (BA in Studio Art, 1974) and from Washington University (M.F.A. in Sculpture, 1976). She also undertook postgraduate studies in Illustration, Animation, and Graphic Design in the School of Visual Arts of New York from 1980 through 1983. Toplikar joined North Carolina State University in 1976 and taught in the College of Design until 2010. During her career, Susan Toplikar received various teaching awards, including NC State University Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award, 2000-2002; College of Design Recognizing Teaching Excellence Award, 1999; and the University Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998-1999. Less

This collection consists of two color photographic prints of Edwards' landscape design projects; seventeen 35 mm color slides of Edwards' landscape design projects and the North Carolina State College School of Design (now North Carolina State University College of Design); one reduced drawing of Herron Arboretum and Nature Center; one magazine ad for the Edwards' firm; and three rolled tubes of plans and drawings from his practice in Oklahoma City. William Warren Edwards (1929- ) was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended North Carolina State University School of Design where he earned his landscape architecture degree around 1958. He won a Dumbarton Oaks Junior Research Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. In the early 1960s, he worked at various times for Lewis Clarke Associates, Richard Bell and Associates, O’Neill Ford, and Frederic Stresau. He was an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture intermittently between 1969 and 2008. Since 1987 he has been an adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture. Edwards is most noted for his residential gardens and expertise with plant materials. His garden designs have appeared in Southern Living magazine numerous times. Less