Jonathan F. Bell, ARCHITECT

Providence, RI USA

401.954.2535

Jonathan Bell is an architect specializing in small, complex projects, adaptive reuse, interior architecture, and residential design. Jonathan has over 16 years of experience, and addresses the specifics of each project with a clear, straightforward, and creative approach. His work has won numerous awards, and has been published and exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally.

CITY OF SEAMS: Vatnsmýri, Reykjavik, Iceland

City of Seams was an urban planning competition entry in collaboration with Ciotat Studio. Our proposal was inspired by Iceland's unique physical and spatial geology, introduced a new high-speed rail connection between the international airport and the city center, and amplified existing adjacent conditions with new and varied building programs. Our team was awarded a short-list prize for its reconsideration of this central and underdeveloped area of Reykjavik..

"Sophistication is not necessarily the product of highly developed machinery, nor intensive capital investment. It is more a way of using available equipment and resources with cunning and intelligence." —Reyner Banham, from The Architecture of the Well-tempered Environment