3six0 participates in the Met School mentoring program

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...
Local artists ‘deconstruct’ loft

Local artists ‘deconstruct’ loft

Allison Paschke, a local artist, is awaiting the start of construction of a 3six0 designed residence (see model of wall design below) at her loft in the Jewelery District in Providence. But, she’s not waiting idly.  She has organized and curated an exhibition of...
RISDspeaks: a place for urgent messages

RISDspeaks: a place for urgent messages

For those of you familiar with John Maeda, you may know that since he became president of the Rhode Island School of Design last June, he has been upping RISD’s profile and expanding its presence both offline and online. As an outside observer (I go to school up...
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...
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...

Obama Wanted to be an Architect

A few hours from now, America will swear in its 44th president. Millions will watch him and never know that this day might not have been if instead of taking to the law books, Obama had decided to take drafting classes. A recent tip from Arch Daily, revealed that...