Journal
Architecture, property, construction, sustainability, research, education, and project thinking from Foundation 9.
Before Full Drawings, Let the Property Answer Back
Why property constraints, quality-of-life tradeoffs, and early budget alignment should be tested before committing to full architectural drawings.
Trailer Couture
An exploration of vintage trailer upcycling, compact living, sustainable upgrades, and repeatable design strategies for attainable housing.
The Nameless Eight
A lakeside hospitality concept for eight modern cabins shaped by views of Montana’s Flathead Valley and a shared sense of place.
CAREER-O-MATIC!
A public art concept that repurposes the familiar cigarette vending machine to share accessible information about career paths and education.
Ligatures and Fusions: Joinery and Conjunction in Fay Jones’ Chapels
A visual scholarly publication examining architectural joinery and conjunction across Fay Jones’ chapel designs.
IDEC Exchange: New Old: Sustainable Community Space Design
A publication feature on Foundation9’s New Old project and its approach to sustainable community-space design.
New residence on the board
An early ‘Mod’tana’ residential concept exploring a contemporary architectural response to Montana living.
PLATONIA
A publication recognition for a collaboration among Foundation9, artist Taylor Loftin, and the Fay Jones School’s Interior Foundations Studio.
fdn9 in sisseton south dakota
An archived visual post documenting Foundation9’s art and architecture work in Sisseton, South Dakota.
TT in the news - U of A Boosts Confidence: Interior Architecture Public Speaking
A University of Arkansas teaching exercise using improvisation to build interior architecture students’ confidence before year-end reviews.
FDN9 @ Penn State
Foundation9’s Spring 2024 work teaching visual communications to first-year design students at Penn State.
TT is in the news. . . again!
A research grant exploring how artificial intelligence can be used in interior architecture education.
demo in sisseton has begun
A brief project update on preserving existing murals while Sisseton considers the site’s next step.
so you're telling me there is a chance . . . YA
An archived announcement that Foundation9 was under consideration for the 1 October Memorial.