RISD Faculty Biennial

RISD Faculty Biennial

The RISD Faculty Biennial just opened at the Chace Center last week and 3six0 has several pieces on display. In addition to full time faculty members, Kyna Leski and Chris Bardt, all four part-time faculty members in the office, Aaron Brode, Olga Mesa, Jack Ryan and...

How Can Architects Help Our Communities?

How Can Architects Help Our Communities?

On December 17, 2008, the AIA New York launched its Not Business as Usual initiative in an effort to unite the architecture and design community around issues relating to the current economic crisis: a slowdown in new projects, downsizing of firms, current projects...

PBN: Keeping Architecture Relevant in the Business Community

PBN: Keeping Architecture Relevant in the Business Community

Sometimes we only learn that we've been written up in a newspaper or magazine after a call or an email from a friend of the firm. This morning, we received a tip that 3six0 appears in the most recent issue of Providence Business News. It's a recap of the Rhode Island...

Travel Journal of China

Travel Journal of China

I have recently returned from an extended 26 day trip to China. I made two earlier trips to China in 2004. On the previous visits my travel was limited to the three major cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing due to the shorter time period of 10 days each trip....

Architecture as symbol

Architecture as symbol

Over the last week we all shook our heads in frustration at the excesses of Wall Street and the banks that we, as taxpayers, are supporting.  We heard of corporate jets, billions in bonuses and an $87,000 area rug. This all made me think of the streets of Buenos Aires...

Shepherd of the Valley on Archinnovations

Shepherd of the Valley on Archinnovations

Today Shepherd of the Valley is featured on Archinnovations. Back in November, the site also featured our work on STIX Restaurant and Lounge in Boston. For more on Shepherd of the Valley check out these posts: ProJo Finds Treasure in 3six0 Maeda on 3six0 and 3six0 on...

The Truth About Materials

The Truth About Materials

From the New York Times, January 28, 2009 And in Florida, not far from the Palm Beach clubs where Mr. Madoff wooed some of his investors, George L. Theodule, a Haitian immigrant and professed “man of God,” promised churchgoers in a Haitian-American community that he...