Adam Frampton

US architect and educator

Adam Snow Frampton

Born| 1980

Washington, DC

Education| B.EnvD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
MArch, Princeton University School of Architecture, 2006
Occupation| Architect

Adam Snow Frampton is an American architect and educator. He is a Principal of Only If, a New York City-based design practice for architecture and urbanism, founded in 2013, together with architect Karolina Czeczek.[1] He is the co-author of the pedestrian-centric Cities Without Ground: A Hong Kong Guidebook.[2][3][4][5][6] He has been celebrated at the 12th,[7] 14th,[8] and 16th[9] Venice Biennale of Architecture.

He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.[10] and has taught as a Visiting assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Design[11] and as a Visiting Critic at the Syracuse University School of Architecture.[12]

## Professional life

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Adam Snow Frampton studied architecture at the University of Colorado at Boulder (B.EnvD, 2002) and the Princeton University School of Architecture (MArch 2006).[13]

From 2006 to 2013, Adam Snow Frampton worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam and Hong Kong as an Associate. He was a key leader in the design and construction of the Taipei Performing Arts Center from 2008 to 2013.[14][15]

In 2013, Frampton founded Only If, a New York City-based practice for architecture and urbanism.[1][16] Only If is engaged a range of design projects at different scales, from small interiors and single family housing to multi-family housing and larger-scale urban design, research and speculation. Only If's notable realized works include small interiors such as Voyager Espresso,[17][18][19][20] City of Saints Bryant Park,[21][22] and An Office for Three Companies.[23] In 2017, Only If was selected to contribute to the Regional Plan Association's Fourth Regional Plan.[24] In 2019, Only If won an international open competition organized by the American Institute of Architects New York chapter and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to design and develop affordable housing on vacant irregular lots,[25][26] a topic the firm had previously been researching for several years[27][28] and which is also related to Only If's ongoing Narrow House.[29]

## Awards and Recognitions

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* Domus, 50 Best Architecture Firms (2020)[30]
* Architect Magazine, Next Progressives (2019)[1]
* AIA New York, New Practices New York (2018)[31][32][33]
* Pin-Up Magazine, New Power Generation (2016)[16]
* World Interior News, Emerging Interior Practice of the Year (2016)[34]

## Published works

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* Frampton, Adam; Solomon, Jonathan D; Wong, Clara (2012). Cities Without Ground: A Hong Kong Guidebook. San Francisco: ORO Editions. ISBN 978-1-935935-32-2.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Keane, Katharine (October 9, 2019). "Next Progressives: Only If". Architect Magazine. Vol. 107, no. 10\. Washington DC. pp. 32–35. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
2. ^ Wainwright, Oliver (February 22, 2013). "Cities Without Ground: a guidebook to Hong Kong's elevated walkways". The Guardian. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
3. ^ Chen, Te-Ping (March 1, 2013). "Soaring above the City on Foot". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. ^ Wanner, Claudia (July 8, 2013). "Hongkongs Brückennetz: Geheimpfade durchs Labyrinth". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved February 20, 2021.
5. ^ Lanyon, Charley (March 19, 2013). "Hong Kong's growing network of walkways". South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. ^ Alberts, Hana (September 24, 2012). "Hong Kong's 'Cities Without Ground'". BBC Travel. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. ^ "Quotidian Architectures: Venice Biennale 12.International Architecture Exhibition: Hong Kong in Venice". Retrieved February 19, 2021.
8. ^ "La Biennale di Venezia: Elements of Architecture". November 9, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
9. ^ "Japan Pavilion Presents Architectural Ethnography At The Venice Architecture Biennale". Retrieved February 19, 2021.
10. ^ "Columbia GSAPP". arch.columbia.edu/faculty/257-adam-frampton. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
11. ^ Reiner-Roth, Shane (April 6, 2020). "University of Kentucky and Somewhere Appalachia want to transform coal mining sites into arts spaces". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
12. ^ "School of Architecture Announces Spring 2021 Visiting Critics". Retrieved February 16, 2021.
13. ^ Moreno, Shonquis (August 21, 2016). "Up-and-coming architecture studio Only If rejects aesthetic stereotypes". Frame. No. 111\. Amsterdam. pp. 61–64. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
14. ^ Frearson, Amy (February 16, 2012). "Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA". Dezeen. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
15. ^ Basulto, David (February 17, 2012). "OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Center breaks ground". ArchDaily. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
16. ^ a b Keskeys, Paul (Fall 2016 – Winter 2017). "New Power Generation: Adam Frampton of Only If". PIN-UP. No. 21\. New York City. pp. 190–191. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
17. ^ Martin, Olivia (February 10, 2016). "Futuristic coffee shop, Voyager Espresso, opens in New York's Financial District". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
18. ^ Grieco, Lauren (February 23, 2016). "Only If charters spaceship styling for subway café Voyager Espresso". Frame. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
19. ^ Friedman, Andy (April 2, 2016). "Five Minutes in an Underground Espresso Bar". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
20. ^ Bird, Alyssa; Stamp, Elizabeth (May 29, 2018). "12 of Our Favorite Modern Coffee Shop Designs Around the World". Architectural Digest. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
21. ^ McWhirter, Georgina (November 1, 2018). "Only If Architecture Redefines the Coffee House at City of Saints Coffee Roasters Bryant Park Cafe". Interior Design. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
22. ^ Newsham, Bridget (December 12, 2018). "Only If Architecture Deconstructs the Coffee Shop With This Minimalist Design". Metropolis. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
23. ^ Rosenstock, Ariel (August 8, 2016). "A smart Manhattan office design fits three companies into one space". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
24. ^ Wachs, Audrey (March 3, 2017). "WORKac, PORT, and others win Rockefeller Foundation grants to plan future of tristate area". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
25. ^ Honan, Katie (May 13, 2019). "New York City Selects Designers With Big Ideas for Small Lots". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
26. ^ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (May 16, 2019). "NYC's brilliant plan to capitalize on land no one else wants". Fast Company. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
27. ^ Roggeveen, Daan; Hulshof, Michiel; Arnold, Frances (2020). "Irregular Development: Adam S. Frampton". The Amsterdam Agenda: 12 Good Ideas for The Future of Cities. NAi010 Publishers. pp. 116–125\. ISBN 978-94-6208-542-8.
28. ^ Tillyer, Stewart; Jain, Aditya (January 28, 2020). "Only If builds practice through research and context". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
29. ^ Jordahn, Sebastian (March 11, 2019). "Narrow House designed as prototype for building on unusual plots". Dezeen. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
30. ^ Musante, Guido (March 2020). "50 Best Architecture Firms" (PDF). Domus. No. 1044\. pp. 80–81. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
31. ^ Lynch, Patrick (January 31, 2018). "5 Promising Young Firms Selected as 2018 New Practices New York Award Winners". ArchDaily. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
32. ^ Howarth, Dan (January 30, 2018). "New York's best emerging architecture studios of 2018 revealed". Dezeen. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
33. ^ Van Den Hout, Julia (Summer 2018). "Agenda for Change: Consequence, the latest edition of AIANY's New Practices New York Awards, recognize five ambitious young firms". Oculus. Vol. 80, no. 2\. pp. 40–46.
34. ^ "Emerging Interior Practice of the Year (2016)". worldinteriorsnewsawards.com/archive/2016. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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