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RISD North Hall / NADAAA

Andreas Luco — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000

One of the most characteristic spaces of Providence is the RISD Beach with Pietro Belluschi’s perforated brick façade giving an abstract perforated front to the one public space that ties the Quad to the downtown sphere. It is this brick that has become the tectonic glue to the site, having the ability to ground the extension up the hill towards Prospect Street and the New Dormitory. The brick serves as retaining walls, pilasters, and the grounding façades of both the north and south faces of North Hall. The mission of the masterplan dictated the maximum amount of beds, which in turn created massing that was overscaled for the site.

Providence Pedestrian Bridge / INFORM Studio + Buro Happold

Paula Pintos — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:00:00 +0000

In the mid-century, Providence’s cohesiveness was abruptly interrupted by the construction of Interstate I-195 which severed the main city District and the riverfront from the downtown core. In 1995 the Providence Foundation and the City of Providence requested the relocation of Interstate I-195 to reconnect and reactivate this marginalized portion of the city. Following the extensive planning efforts of several public agencies, foundations, business owners, residents, and non-profit institutions, the district has been reconnected and a city is emerging that did not exist a decade prior. In August 2019 the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opened and the substantial increase of activity that followed is clear evidence of how smart planning and thoughtful design can yield catalytic results, both social and economic. Performing as an urban mediator, the bridge not only creates a direct connection between new waterfront parks but has also generated numerous opportunities for economic growth and programmatic interventions to encourage community connection and social engagement.

RISD Student Success Center / WORKac

Paula Pintos — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

At Rhode Island School of Design’s Student Success Center in Providence, a historic U-shaped, three-story brick building reveals a dynamic and colorful renovation and addition by New York City-based architecture firm WORKac.

Providence College: Ruane Friar Development Center / Perkins Eastman

Daniel Tapia — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Few programs have had the success and impact that the basketball programs have had on the unique culture of the Providence College Friars. As the program has grown and achieved success after success—both on the court and in the classroom—it was clear the College needed new, state-of-the-art spaces to support its student-athletes. The Ruane Friar Development Center (RFDC) at Providence College houses brand new practice, locker room, and office facilities for the College’s basketball programs as well as training and recovery facilities for the school’s wider Division I Athletics program. Beyond Athletics, the RFDC creates a destination on campus that captures the unique spirit of Friartown: “Us. We. Together. Family. Friars.”

John J. Bowen Center for Science and Innovation at Johnson & Wales University / Architectural Resources Cambridge

Andreas Luco — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

In 2012, Johnson & Wales University purchased 40 acres of property that had become available due to the relocation of I-195 in downtown Providence. As the first completed building constructed on this reclaimed land, the building serves as a new beacon on the edge of the campus and is designed to support the evolving urban street grid with a cafe, outdoor courtyard, lobby event space, and learning activities visible from the street.

REX Reveals Brown Performing Arts Center Design

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Architecture and design practice REX has unveiled their design for Brown University’s new Performing Arts Center. The academic and cultural building was made to be a flexible and adaptable space that serves as a hub for performance. Combining a multi-functional main hall with an open stage floor, the design addresses the need for a dedicated performance space suitable for large ensembles. The new center was designed to encourage collaboration and inspire new modes of artistic and cultural production.

SAH 2019 Annual International Conference

Rene Submissions — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:30:00 +0000

Architectural and art historians, architects, preservationists and museum professionals from around the world will meet in Providence, R.I., April 24–28, 2019, for the 72nd Annual International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians. Over 600 SAH members will convene at the Rhode Island Convention Center to share new research on the history of the built environment and address current issues in the field in paper sessions, roundtables, workshops, and panel discussions.

The local community is invited to participate in the conference through architecture tours and public events that include a workshop on place-based storytelling, a free seminar on urban renewal and

REX, Firm Behind World Trade Performing Arts Building, to Design Brown University's New Performing Arts Center

Vasundhra Aggarwal — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The New York City-based architecture firm REX will be designing the new performing arts center for Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Known for their portfolio of office and cultural projects - notably and recently including The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center - the firm aims to accommodate performances and events while serving as a hub for daily social interactions on campus within the 81,000 square-foot site. The building will become a central convening space of multimedia and performing arts for students, faculty, and visitors.

Call for Papers: Society of Architectural Historians 72nd Annual International Conference

Rene Submissions — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The Society of Architectural Historians is now accepting abstracts for its 72nd Annual International Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24–28. Please submit an abstract no later than 11:59 p.m. CDT on June 5, 2018, to one of the 34 thematic sessions, the Graduate Student Lightning Talks or the Open Sessions. SAH encourages submissions from architectural, landscape, and urban historians; museum curators; preservationists; independent scholars; architects; scholars in related fields; and members of SAH chapters and partner organizations.

Thematic sessions and Graduate Student Lightning Talks are listed below. The thematic sessions have been selected to cover topics across all time periods

Southlight / RISD Architecture

Cristobal Rojas — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Much urban architecture is framed in terms of solid and void: how to maintain the semblance of a historic city in the face of the automobile, regardless of shifting patterns of growth and inhabitation. This project for a new public garden and performance venue sees the voids opened up in the city by the planning decisions of the 1960s as an opportunity both for public space and for a new form of East-coast urbanism: the urbanism of the extended boundary.

HYPARBOLE / MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY

Daniel Tapia — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:00:00 +0000

A hyperbolic surface thrusts itself into the air at the entrance to Rhode Island College’s Fine Arts Center, as a dramatic opening to the campus scene. In a burst of bright green curves, it enacts a threshold to creative practice and ushers studio-goers, faculty and campus visitors alike toward inspiration and action.

America's Oldest Shopping Mall has been Transformed into Micro-Units

Natalina Lopez — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:00:00 +0000

The Arcade Providence is 188 years old, but it's getting its second wind.

Rhode Island College Art Center / Schwartz/Silver Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 01:00:00 +0000

Rhode Island College Art Center has opened as the new home for the fine arts on this college campus, uniting programs that had previously been scattered into different buildings and occupying spaces ill-suited for their programs. The renovation and addition project was conceived as a complete transformation of the existing Art Center, into a durable, safe and light-filled space for creative pursuit.

2013 Great Places Award Winners Announced

Karissa Rosenfield — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Seven exemplary projects in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, and urban design have been named winners of the 2013 Great Places Awards and were honored during the 44th annual conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) earlier this month. The EDRA Great Places Awards recognizes professional and scholarly excellence in environmental design and pay special attention to the relationship between physical form and human activity or experience.

Providence Wins Bloomberg’s Mayors Challenge

Karissa Rosenfield — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the winners of the Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities to improve the well-being of the nation. Out of the 305 cities that competed in this inaugural competition, Providence, Rhode Island, was presented the Mayors Challenge Grand Prize for Innovation and a $5 million implementation award for its “cutting-edge early education initiative”. Mayors Challenge innovation prizes also were awarded to Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, and Santa Monica, all of which will receive $1 million to support implementation.

Three Pier Bridge / Studio Providence LLC

Brian Pagnotta — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:19 +0000

The design of this project by Studio Providence LLC, a partnership by Friedrich St. Florian Architects and 3six0 Architecture, was the result of an international competition. Awarded by the Boston Society of Architects with an esteemed Unbuilt Project Award, the proposal uses three piers that are evocative of the fishing piers of New England.

House on College Hill / Friedrich St. Florian Architects

Brian Pagnotta — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This chic new house on the west side of College Hill in is one of the most composed modern articulations seen in Providence in years. Friedrich St. Florian Architects, designers of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., create a unique composition that brings fashionable design resolution to a neighborhood that has struggled to find appropriate harmonious styles.

Eastside Addition / 3six0 Architecture

Brian Pagnotta — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Eastside Addition in Providence, designed by 3six0 Architecture, is a 2-story addition to a Rhode Island home built in the 1920's, reflecting the lifelong conversation of a couple that has had mutual and disconnected desires. Having finished raising a family, the couple decided to enlarge and reorganize their current home to accommodate their new lives. He is a graphic designer and avid collector of books, while she is a lover of plants and gardens. For years every nook and cranny of the house has been filled with their collection of books and memorabilia, and now with the new addition, they can enjoy open, well-organized space.