Poll: Does an architect lose credibility if s/he can’t draw?
A recent article in Architects Journal quotes Prince Charles saying, I don't trust any architect who can't draw, and who doesn't submit a drawing, or a measured drawing from which I can judge what the building is going to be like. Prince Charles' comments come from...
A Night of Awards
Last night 3six0 received two awards from the Rhode Island AIA at its awards dinner. Here's a brief description of each project: Achilles - Honor Award The clients approached 3six0 with an outside of the box concept: a store / restaurant / bar / gallery for a former...
3rd Annual IIDA New England Student Scholarship
One thing you may not know about our firm is that we have very close ties to RISD, the Rhode Island School of Design. The majority of our architects are RISD alumni and for everyone else who isn't, they teach at the school. Current students also regularly intern in...
Blurb: From Business Need to Staff Pick
Here at 3six0 we are pragmatic people. Portfolios with large glossy photos and text printed on heavyweight paper are eye-catching but expensive to produce. We could go the large production route and mass produce portfolios at once to keep down costs, but we're a small...
Do we need Architecture?
We stumbled on this little "Vicinato" (neighborhood) A few years ago in the then abandoned cave dwelling area of Matera, Italy. Astonishingly, at one time, in the late nineteenth century this courtyard and its attached dwellings were home to over one hundred...
Windows on Westminster
I just found out that Providence Art Windows (PAW) is seeking proposals for 2009. For those of you who are not familiar with PAW, it is a program that exhibits art and art installations in several empty and occupied retail spaces in Downtown Providence. The juried...
Architects Among America’s Happiest Workers
A link from Land+Living led me to this article entitled, "Where Do America's Happiest People Work?" Architects are fourth on the list with 53.5% reporting at very happy! I can tell you from working here at 3six0 that our architects are definitely part of that...
3six0 Book Available @ Blurb.com
3six0's 100-page portfolio is now available at Blurb.com for preview and purchase. The latest version features our recently completed Shepherd of the Valley Chapel and Au Bon Pain stores.
Providence Architects
This blog is a new door for us swinging wide open. Let's see what comes in, and what we'll be sending out. The photomosaic above is part of a terrific animation Josh Lantzy our summer intern compiled, documenting a walk to our studio at 146 Westminster street in...
water conservation awareness @ IMAX
With popcorn and 3D glasses, 3six0 staff went to the IMAX movie: "Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk" last night at the Providence IMAX theatre. Narrated by Robert Redford, the movie spoke about the beauty and magnificence of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River....