Inside Modpalooza: 8 NC modernist homes, all designed by women, one tour

Chantal Allam

NCModernist is hosting its annual Modapalooza Architecture Tour on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Architects will be on hand to answer questions. But unlike previous excursions, they’ll all be women.

All eight homes on the tour are designed by women — for the first time in its history.

Starting in the Research Triangle Park at around 8 a.m., tourgoers paid $179 per ticket to ride around in a fleet of air-conditioned buses, peeking inside some of the region’s newest modern homes.

“Women have been historically underrepresented or not given due credit,” George Smart, founder and executive director of NCModernist/USModernist, said in the release. “This year, we finally got the critical mass of homes and designers to devote to an entire tour.”

Among the lineup: Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA; Erin Sterling Lewis, AIA, Raleigh; Katherine Hogan, AIA, Raleigh; Sharon Xu, Chicago; Alicia Hylton-Daniel, Durham; Rebecca Necessary, Raleigh; and Jessie Braverman, AIA, Durham.

Tickets are sold out, according to NCModernist’s website. In case you missed it, here’s a peek inside this whistle-stop tour:

The Dogtrot House

The Dogtrot House, Hillsborough, designed by Sharon Xu.
The Dogtrot House, Hillsborough, designed by Sharon Xu.

Architect: Sharon Xu

Location: Hillsborough

The Mordecai House

The Mordecai House, Raleigh, designed by Katherine Hogan.
The Mordecai House, Raleigh, designed by Katherine Hogan.

Architect: Katherine Hogan

Location: Raleigh

Modernist 3

Modernist 3, Durham, designed by Alicia Hylton-Daniel.
Modernist 3, Durham, designed by Alicia Hylton-Daniel.

Architect: Alicia Hylton-Daniel

Location: Durham

The Lerner-Campbell House

The Lerner-Campbell House, Durham, designed by Arielle Schechter.
The Lerner-Campbell House, Durham, designed by Arielle Schechter.

Architect: Arielle Schechter

Location: Durham

The Binford House

The Binford House, Durham, designed by Jessie Braverman.
The Binford House, Durham, designed by Jessie Braverman.

Architect: Jessie Braverman

Location: Durham

The Graban/Pace House

The Graban/Pace House, Raleigh, designed by Erin Sterling Lewis.
The Graban/Pace House, Raleigh, designed by Erin Sterling Lewis.

Architect: Erin Sterling Lewis

Location: Raleigh

The Morris House

The Morris House, Raleigh, designed by Rebecca Necessary.
The Morris House, Raleigh, designed by Rebecca Necessary.

Architect: Rebecca Necessary

Location: Raleigh

The Woodburn House

The Woodburn House, Raleigh, designed by Erin Sterling Lewis.
The Woodburn House, Raleigh, designed by Erin Sterling Lewis.

Architect: Erin Sterling Lewis

Location: Raleigh

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