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.
He is the co-author of the pedestrian-centric Cities Without Ground: A Hong Kong Guidebook. He has been celebrated at the 12th, 14th, and 16th
Venice Biennale of Architecture
Venice Biennale of Architecture (in Italian
Mostra di Architettura di Venezia) is an international exhibition of architecture from nations around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. It was held on even years until 2018, but 202 ...
.
He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at
. and has taught as a Visiting assistant professor at the
University of Kentucky College of Design and as a Visiting Critic at the
Syracuse University School of Architecture
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.
Professional life
Adam Snow Frampton studied architecture at the
University of Colorado at Boulder (B.EnvD, 2002) and the
Princeton University School of Architecture (MArch 2006).
From 2006 to 2013, Adam Snow Frampton worked at the
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is an international architectural firm with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia. The firm is currently led by eight partners - Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen van ...
(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
The Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC; ) is a performance center in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the center began on 28 February 2012. The center construction topped out on 27 August 2014. On 31 August 2016, th ...
from 2008 to 2013.
In 2013, Frampton founded Only If, a New York City-based practice for architecture and urbanism.
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, City of Saints Bryant Park, and An Office for Three Companies. In 2017, Only If was selected to contribute to the
Regional Plan Association's Fourth Regional Plan. In 2019, Only If won an international open competition organized by the
American Institute of Architects New York chapter and the
to design and develop affordable housing on vacant irregular lots, a topic the firm had previously been researching for several years and which is also related to Only If's ongoing Narrow House.
Awards and Recognitions
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Domus
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, 50 Best Architecture Firms (2020)
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Architect Magazine, Next Progressives (2019)
* AIA New York, New Practices New York (2018)
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Pin-Up Magazine
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, New Power Generation (2016)
* World Interior News, Emerging Interior Practice of the Year (2016)
Published works
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References
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21st-century American architects
Architects from New York City
Columbia University faculty
Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation faculty
Princeton University alumni
1980 births
Living people