Dix Park takes home trio of Sir Walter Raleigh Awards

At the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards, Dix Park's Sunflower Poles won in the Iconic Installations category. The Stone Houses captured the NC Preservation Award which spotlights initiatives that show extraordinary commitment to preserving the state's architectural and cultural heritage. The Gipson Play Plaza received the 2025 Imprint Award, which celebrates development projects that make a lasting impact on the city's growth, design, and vitality.
Posted 9/19/2025, 5:15:23 PM Updated 9/19/2025, 6:00:09 PM

4 COMPANIES AUTHORIZED BY THE

FAA TO BE OUT OF THE DIRECT

VISION OF THE PILOT.

>> IT IS A CLEAN SWEEP FOR

DICK'S PARK. THE PARK SCORED

AWARDS FOR DESIGN, PRESERVATION

AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AT THE SIR

WALTER RALEIGH AWARDS. THE

SUNFLOWER POLLS, ONE IN THE

ICONIC INSTALLATIONS CATEGORY

AND INSPIRED BY THE WIDELY

POPULAR SOME FLOWERS THAT BLOOM

THERE EVERY YEAR. DUKE ENERGY

INSTALLED THESE GIANT STEEL

SUNFLOWERS THE SUMMER. THE

NORTH CAROLINA PRESERVATION

AWARD. THE STONE HOUSES

CAPTURED THAT AWARD WHICH

SPOTLIGHTS INITIATIVES THAT

SHOW EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT

TO PRESERVING THE STATE'S

ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL

HERITAGE. THE HONOR WILL BE

PRESENTED NEXT MONTH IN

NASHVILLE. ROUNDING OUT THE

LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS. THE

GIBSON PLAY PLUS WILL RECEIVE

THE IN PRINT AWARD WHICH

CELEBRATES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

THAT MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON

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