Back from China

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I had a packed five weeks in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, and Ningbo Two new posts on my experience in China and how it came into the workshop I taught at the China Academy of Art can be found at designintelligences.wordpress.com , “Something out of...
Imitation – the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

Imitation – the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

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[poll id=”4″]Circa Restaurant, Memphis.  Design (including wine wall) by 3six0 Architecture, completed in 2007.  Photos by John Horner. Wine wall on the New York set of “Top Chef All-Stars,” (Season 8: 2010-2011), completed in 2010, currently...

Bridge Update

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The city has decided to stage a limited design competition to select the designer for the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge which will replace the old Interstate 195 Bridge. Request for Qualifications was due on Friday, September 17, 2010. Forty seven firms submitted...

Not-so-stealthy Stealth Bridge

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Studio Providence’s decision to not release its pedestrian bridge design to the ProJo for David Brussat’s July 29th column was not driven by a desire for secrecy, but by our respect for the committee’s interest in getting great design built in...
Stealth Bridge

Stealth Bridge

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This morning David Brussat of the Providence Journal  referred to Studio Providence’s pedestrian bridge proposal as ” the Sopwith Camel Gas Station design.”  projo.com For those under 50, here’s what the Sopwith Camel looks like.  We’re...