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  1. 3six0 Architecture

    3six0 Architecture

    3SIXØ Architecture was founded in 1997 and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. The Rhode Island chapter of the AIA has bestowed its top honors on 3SIXØ five times i...

    01.06.12

  2. Bananagrams

    Bananagrams was created by a family of three generations, spanning in age from 7 – 75 As some of the family live in the U.K. and the rest live in the U.S. we are fortunate enough to meet...

    08.19.10

  3. Citizen Architect

    Citizen Architect

    Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio is a documentary film on the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the educational design/build program known as the Rural Studio...

    12.29.11

  4. Documenting and Preserving Modernist Architecture in the Outer Cape

    Documenting and Preserving Modernist Architecture in the Outer Cape

    Beginning in the late 1930s, a group of visionary architects congregated on the isolated backshore of Wellfleet and Truro. In conjunction with the exhibition Marcel Breuer, this lecture by Peter...

    03.23.09

  5. Fred & Friends

    I think I know how you feel. Numb...from the avalanche of cutesy picture frames, the reek of bayberry, floormats in your choice of dog breed. I feel your interior ennui, but what's more...I've done...

    01.25.09

  6. Independent Bookstores Across America

    Independent Bookstores Across America

    We're culling together a map of independent booksellers around the United States, highlighting the kinds of places where you might roam for hours, scouring the shelves and scouting the stacks. If...

    written by: Amanda Dameron
    03.05.11

  7. Jens Risom's Block Island Family Retreat
    Renovation

    Jens Risom's Block Island Family Retreat

    Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.

    written by: Amanda Dameron
    photos by: Floto + Warner
    12.24.12

  8. Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    In honor of our Rethink Recycling theme this month, we’re crowd-sourcing a map of resources across the United States for salvaged materials. Whether you’re looking for 200-year-old barn...

    01.03.11

  9. Marcel Breuer's Design and Architecture

    Marcel Breuer's Design and Architecture

    RISD Museum assistant director James Brayton Hall will lead a discussion on the furniture and architectural design of Marcel Breuer, and the materials he favored.

    03.23.09

  10. Modern Architecture USA: Survival in the Sub-urbis

    Modern Architecture USA: Survival in the Sub-urbis

    In conjunction with the exhibition Marcel Breuer, architect Diane Lewis lectures on the competition-winning “Riverview Music Quadrangle,” a project to save Paul Rudolph’s first...

    04.25.09

  11. Studio Dunn

    Studio Dunn uses classic materials to create progressive designs for products, furniture and environments. The studio is led by designer and founder Asher Dunn. His experimental process balances...

    06.09.10

  12. Walking Tour: Cape Cod Modern Architecture

    Visit the Cape Cod National Seashore to view the Modernist cottages.  A chartered bus provides transportation for an exclusive tour by architect Peter McMahon, principal of PM Design, a...

    04.25.09