ALFRED V. DECREDICO 1944-2009
I am Alfred DeCredico’s friend and colleague. This chapter of our friendship and colleagueship started with the words, “he’s gone,” on the phone. Honor him; “yes,” but I am not done with Alfred DeCredico. There are some artists or architects whose work you absorb...
3six0 Wins Four AIA/RI Awards
On December 10, the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects held its annual awards ceremony at the Narragansett Towers in southern Rhode Island. This year we submitted East Side Addition (Residential), Old Stone House Inn (Adaptive Reuse), Old...
Amazing PoP!tech
I had the incredible experience of Pop!tech this past week. The theme was "America Reimagined" and some of the luminaries who spoke were: Dan Ariely, Will Allen, George Church, John Fettermn, Daniel Goleman, Tony Hey,Daniel Nocera, Gideon Obarzanek,Dean Ornish, Katy...
The Animated Biltmore
A new video of the Biltmore Hotel Porte Cochère project has been posted on 3six0's YouTube channel. The evolution of the project is condensed into a 30 second animation that illustrates material reasoning driven by the net-like matrix of the hotel's lobby ceiling, and...
On July 2009 Kolbe and Kolbe Window Manufactory invited our office to Wisconsin. They were not only so kind as to take us to their factory, but also schedule a number of interesting events for our brief visit. Among these were: a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's...
3six0 participates in the Met School mentoring program
Over the past two years 3six0 Architecture has been participating in the mentor program of Providence’s Met school. The Met School, short for Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, is a state-funded school district that serves 690 high school students. The...
Presence & Absence: Carlo Scarpa, Querini Stampalia, & Water
Where is ground level after all, where is terra firma? Hard to tell. Instead there is a strange sensation of hovering in a zone of water and sky as the earth drifts somewhere in the mix. – Michael Cadwell [all references and images are taken from Cadwell, Michael. ...
Stone House Club: Spa and Restaurant
3six0 was commissioned to restore and renovate the much loved but well worn Stone House Inn in Little Compton, Rhode Island into an authentic destination hotel. The renovated project is comprised of 12 hotel units, two restaurants and a spa. The original Stone House...
Virtually there
A decade ago , the dream of virtual space was about to be realized, or so it seemed. Videoconferencing promised to eliminate the need for travel; the "glove" and VR glasses were ubiquitous features at malls as were elaborate 3D simulation pods. I remember...
STIX and CIRCA in SPA-DE
STIX and CIRCA have both been published in the current issue of SPA-DE (Space and Design Vol.11) as part of the magazine's "International Review of Interior Design" issue. The inclusion of these projects in SPA-DE, a Japanese publication, follows our recent features...