Nikolas Schiller is a digital artist and cartographer. He’s 28 and lives in Washington, DC. These pictures of Charlotte are just the beginning of the immense body of work he’s produced, sampling satellite photography around the world and making some incredibly complex, beautiful, trippy geo-industrial artwork.
You can see the rest of his Charlotte and Raleigh [...]
All photographs taken and provided graciously by Mitchell Kearney.
A little over a week ago, on September 25th, Petra’s Cabaret and Piano Bar hosted Charlotte’s first Pecha Kucha Night. Guests packed the main room, as fourteen presenters (or, in some cases, teams) did show and tell on the topic of their choosing. The presentations were diverse, [...]
In 1791, George Washington called Charlotte, N.C., a “trifling place.” In 1941 an author scoffed that the city had as much use for high-rises “as a hog has for a morning coat.” By 1991, Charlotte was still a minor-league city without major-league sports, a cultural wasteland with a central business district that died every weekday [...]
Starting this fall, Charlotte’s most ambitious entertainment district will begin opening its doors to those in the QC who crave a taste of something far from the often corporate feel of Uptown. While there are many quality options within the city limits for a night out, nothing will revolutionize CLT more than the addition of [...]
The Charlotte Chamber is holding its annual CLT skyline photo contest!
Entries must be submitted via 35mm slides, transparencies or hi-res digital files on CD by September 30th at 5pm. You can either deliver them in person at 330 S. Tryon St. or mail them to PO Box 32785, Charlotte NC 28232 Attn: Art Director.
The winning [...]
On Saturday, August 24th, Staying Ahead Carolina hosted Charlotte’s Master Plan, a panel discussion on the next five years of Queen City development. Participating in the panel were members from across the various development sectors which will determine Charlotte’s infrastructure and cultural future. In a small room packed to capacity, the energy of Charlotte’s development [...]
There’s been a lot of talk this week about plans for a cap over part of I-277.
Basically, this Monday a group of city council members, city staffers, business leaders, and engineering consultants met to begin seriously considering a number of options for improving the space that separates Uptown from South End, all of which [...]
“Daniel Levine is ready to move on a much-delayed project in First Ward if he can secure $26 million in public investment.
Levine, who heads local real estate firm Levine Properties, envisions a sweeping overhaul of land his family controls uptown. Plans call for a UNC Charlotte classroom building as an anchor, with a county park, [...]
Starting on Wednesday, July 30th, UNC Charlotte’s energy efficiency upgrades will shine brighter than ever as the first LED lights on campus are installed in the West Deck (between Belk Gym and the Track and Field Complex). Intended as a trial of the technology, the LED lighting will be tested for possible further expansion.
LED lights [...]
uptown construction pre-Wachovia HQ, credit: Justin Ruckman
WFAE’s Mike Collins of Charlotte Talks goes into detail discussing rapid development in the Charlotte region with some of the influential people intertwined with Charlotte’s development community, making for a thought-provoking listen for anyone interested in the development of the region. Is density the boon or bane of Charlotte’s [...]
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