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Ultramoderne

@Ultramoderne

Architecture.

 San Francisco + Providence, RI
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Joined March 2011
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Friendship, a duplex by Ultramoderne, occupies a previously vacant lot next to I-95 on Friendship Street in central Providence. The building grabs the attention of passersby with its black corrugated-metal facade. ow.ly/lzc350V3TgM
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AN considers the urgent topic of housing and home in our January/February issue, which is out now. ow.ly/vgFa50UX8xh
The January/February issue of The Architect’s Newspaper is out now

The January/February issue of The Architect’s Newspaper is out now

The January/February issue of The Architect's Newspaper is out now, with a features centered on housing and a focus section that surveys diverse home types

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Housing costs less when we build more of it. That’s why President Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to build and renovate more than two million homes.
“The bottom line is we have to build, build, build. That’s how we bring housing costs down for good.” – President Biden

ALT “The bottom line is we have to build, build, build. That’s how we bring housing costs down for good.” – President Biden

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Lovely preview of some of our Providence housing projects now under construction: GoLocalProv | Business | How to Do New Apartment Buildings Right–Architecture Critic Will Morgan golocalprov.com/business/how…
How to Do New Apartment Buildings Right–Architecture Critic Will…

How to Do New Apartment Buildings Right–Architecture Critic Will…

Minor miracles can become major triumphs when good architects and aspirational developers work together. Sometimes, a single duplex can show up the…

golocalprov.com
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Replying to @ProvPlanning @PVDMayor
A lot of great changes here but why are setbacks being increased on narrow lots? This will make development of those lots more difficult, not less.
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RIP Peter Brötzmann
Image from Brian Eno News (@dark_shark)
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Replying to @zachmortice
This is so important - cities can play a critical role connecting people thinking creatively about housing (and other design-related issues) from different side of the problem.
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For a limited time @CenterForArch has an exhibition on Fairy Tale Architecture by @abernheimer & @katebernheimer in #NewYork – check it out: centerforarchitecture.org/ex…
Fairy Tale Architecture - Center for Architecture

Fairy Tale Architecture - Center for Architecture

Fairy Tale Architecture presents designs for unbuilt structures that explore the relationship between fairy tales and speculative architecture, melding art, architecture, and literary critique. Ini...

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Events this week! @archtober is coming to a close, but our calendar is still filled to the brim. See the thread for all the highlights: – at New York, NY
Image from New York Review of Architecture (@nyreviewofarch)
Image from New York Review of Architecture (@nyreviewofarch)
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Amazing!
The Architecture Lobby (@Arch_Lobby) profile pictureThe Architecture Lobby@Arch_Lobby1 Sep 2022
Incredible news. Congratulations to the workers at Bernheimer architecture!!nytimes.com/2022/09/01/busin…
Architects at a New York Firm Form the Industry’s Only Private-Sector Union (Published 2022)

Architects at a New York Firm Form the Industry’s Only Private-Sector Union (Published 2022)

Workers at Bernheimer Architecture said they hoped to prompt changes to industrywide problems like long hours and low pay.

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Great backdrop!
Patrick Anderson (@PatrickAnderso_) profile picturePatrick Anderson@PatrickAnderso_28 Jul 2022
Providence Mayor ⁦@Jorge_Elorza⁩ endorsing ⁦@HelenaBFoulkes⁩ for governor
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From cross-laminated timber to salvaged timber, designers are exploring the potential of a basic building material: wood. Tune into our latest CEU panel with #JenniferBonner #ThomasLever #YasminVobis and #AaronForrest for a deep dive 🌳 bit.ly/ARCEU2
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We did a CE panel discussion on timber innovation with Jennifer Bonner (MALL) and Tom Robinson (@LEVERARC ) and it turned out to be really interesting and a lot of fun. Thank you @architectmag for the opportunity to share! architectmagazine.com/practi…
From cross-laminated timber to salvaged timber, designers are exploring the potential of a basic building material: wood. Tune into our latest CEU panel with #JenniferBonner #ThomasLever #YasminVobis and #AaronForrest for a deep dive 🌳 bit.ly/ARCEU2
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This is what we mean we say “ending homelessness.” RI can achieve #functionalzero communitysolutions.cmail20.c…
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A great initiative. Every city should have one.
The Architect's Newspaper (@archpaper) profile pictureThe Architect's Newspaper@archpaper3 Jan 2021
The new Design Trust Chicago will coordinate the work of Chicago’s activist designers, placing community, racial equity, and social justice above profit when it launches in 2021: archpaper.com/2020/12/design…
Design Trust Chicago seeks to address systems beyond structures

Design Trust Chicago seeks to address systems beyond structures

Design Trust Chicago will coordinate the work of Chicago’s activist designers, placing community, racial equity, and social justice above profit next year

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J. G. Moore@jgmoore21 Oct 2021
Fear of making public spaces inclusive and essentially developing more sophisticated ways to create exclusive and controlled public spaces is something for eveyone to keep an eye on. It's important to ask who is *not* able to easily enjoy the space if it is to be a public space.
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Replying to @marisa_angell
@marisa_angell of @publichumans in new @SmithsonianMag discusses the vestiges of Snowtown—a mixed-race community razed by white rioters in 1831 and now the present-day location of the Rhode Island State House. bit.ly/3FncSZM
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So many gems in here. Congratulations!
Brett H Schneider (@bretthschneider) profile pictureBrett H Schneider@bretthschneider30 Sep 2021
I have a small exhibition of drawings from the last 20 years opening next Friday October 8 — conferenceroom at LevenBetts in NYC. Thanks David and Stella. Attached is a short gif of the title and some of the drawings (fragments).
One of the greatest. RIP.
MAS Context (@MASContext) profile pictureMAS Context@MASContext23 May 2021
Architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has died. He was 92. archdaily.com/962174/paulo-m… In 2006, Mendes da Rocha received the @PritzkerPrize. pritzkerprize.com/laureates/…
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