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Rhode Island School of Design

Adaptive Reuse

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Beyond The Idle Machine: Spatio-Subjective Architecture, Andrew Schnurr Jun 2024

Beyond The Idle Machine: Spatio-Subjective Architecture, Andrew Schnurr

Masters Theses

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The Steel Yard, Architecture Department, Sculpture Department, Bruner Foundation Jan 2014

The Steel Yard, Architecture Department, Sculpture Department, Bruner Foundation

Rudy Bruner Award | 30 Years of Urban Excellence

The Steel Yard redeveloped a historic steel fabrication facility into a campus for arts education, job training, and small-scale manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island. The 3.5-acre property in the city’s Industrial Valley required extensive environmental remediation to meet regulatory requirements while retaining the industrial urban character of the site. The Steel Yard offers classes, workforce training, and fabrication space for local artists, creating an industrial arts incubator where they can share ideas, materials, and space. It has become a center for creative activity, bridging the gap between the traditional arts community on the affluent east side of Providence with manufacturing …