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Four Architects Who Changed North Carolina

This insightful documentary takes a local look at the compelling legacies of four architects and how their work changed the state's architectural tradition. Featured architects include

Alexander Jackson Davis, builder of the Capitol in Raleigh and the Old Playmakers Theater on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Julian Abele, who designed much of East Campus and West Campus at Duke University.

Richard Sharp Smith, a designer of dozens of renowned buildings in Asheville.

George Matsumoto, considered a father of N.C. State University's School of Design and the designer of many modernist dwellings in Raleigh and Chapel Hill.