Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World in Providence, RI, Rhode Island University Building
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Rhode Island Research Building on George Street – design by Anmahian Winton Architects
Feb 13, 2018
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Design: Anmahian Winton Architects
Location: 60 George Street, Providence, RI, USA
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

photo © Peter Vanderwarker
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University occupies Rhode Island Hall, a historic Greek Revival building at the center of the campus green. AW restored the building?s beloved exterior and re-animated the interior with a new program and design vocabulary to create this endowed teaching and research facility.
photo © Warren Jagger

photo © Jane Messinger
The building?s historic shell and contemporary liner amplify one another by contrast. While the exterior was carefully restored, the interior was completely gutted of all structure and contents, making room for an architectural language that challenges the notion of archaeology as a conservative and dusty pursuit and supports the Institute?s mission to serve as a progressive leader in the field of archaeology.

photos © Peter Vanderwarker
The design approach for this project uses the existing shell to define the internal organization of its contents. Program elements were introduced e...