Asheville Architecture
Asheville's historic Pack Memorial Library, now occupied by the Asheville Art Museum, is clad in this type of stone.
What is Marble?
The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad transforms into this fictional locomotive to celebrate the holiday season.
What is the Polar Express?
This popular Christmas song was in fact written for Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells?
In the movie A Christmas Story, Ralphie’s dad wins this piece of FF&E in a mail-in crossword contest.
What is a table lamp?
Including a Construction Manager in the project team at this standard design phase of a fast track project will yield the best results.
What is Schematic Design?
This Asheville structure burned down in 1948, claiming the life of Zelda Fitzgerald and eight other women.
What is Highland Hospital?
The 55' tall centerpiece in the front lawn of the Biltmore Estate is this species of evergreen.
What is Norway Spruce?
The real life Santa Claus is originally from this country.
What is Turkey?
Christmas stockings are traditionally hung from this architectural element.
What is a mantel?
What is the Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant?
This art deco masterpiece was occupied as the National Weather Record Center from 1952 to 1995.
What is the National Weather Records Center?
The Asheville Jewish Community Center hosts a community-wide celebration of Hanukkah with a run of this distance.
What is 8 KM?
The popular holiday drink, Eggnog, originated in this country.
What is Englad?
In the Christmas classic, Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold eagerly awaits his bonus so that he can add this landscape architecture feature to his home.
What is a swimming pool?
According to AIA A201, a contractor has this many days to notify the Owner and Architect of the discovery of conditions that differ from the contract documents.
What is 21 days?
Asheville’s insistence on fulfilling its liabilities from this historic event forced the city to maintain its existing structures rather than build new, thus preserving much of the architectural character that we enjoy today.
What is the Great Depression?
This year, the Biltmore House will contain this many hand-decorated Christmas trees.
What is 62?
This popular American fast food chain is commonly consumed as a Christmas tradition in Japan.
What is KFC?
In order for St. Nick to come down a chimney, he must climb this high above any roof within 10’.
What is 2'?
WNC Architects in Buncombe County find themselves in this climate zone, while architects in Yancey County find themselves in this climate zone?
What is climate zones 4A and 5A?
When viewed from above, the roof of Asheville's City Hall building is this geometric shape.
What is an octagon?
Celebrate New Year's Eve listening to this local musical act at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
What is the Asheville Symphony?
This inventor assembled the first strand of Christmas lights.
Who is Thomas Edison?
In nearby Brevard, visitors can visit a pop-up museum during the holiday season to view trees made of this unconventional material with a high level of embodied energy.
What is aluminum?
An architect laying out a ramp can avoid the requirement of handrails on both sides if the ramp does not exceed this slope.
What is 1:20?