The Morning Sentinel of Central Maine, features the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and an interview with Susie about the design of the new building. The project, a collaboration between Colby College and Waterville Creates, brings together the local arts organizations at a critical intersection in Downtown Waterville. The building will house a new contemporary gallery for the Colby Museum of Art, three theaters for the Maine Film Center, a pottery studio, classroom and gallery for the local community arts organization, and rehearsal space for the Waterville Opera. A two-story public lobby with café and gathering spaces, bring Main Street into the building and provides access to the 800-seat historic Waterville Opera House. The project is scheduled for completion in the Fall of 2022. Click here to read the article.
“Once you’ve slept on an island, you’ll never quite be the same…” It is a magical experience that makes you feel intrepid, different, removed, disconnected from the ordinary. Fiddlehead Island, a seasonal off-the-grid island 15 miles off the coast of Maine, provides a retreat from city life within the natural world. The design of a modular network of cabins has evolved over 25 years and is grounded in a long-term sustainable response to the unique aspects of the site, seasonal use of the land, engagement with the working waterfront, views to the summer sunsets and boat traffic, and the challenge of building on a remote island.
Susan Rodriguez speaks about Fiddlehead Island as a place of natural beauty, historic significance, and source of creative inspiration with Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design Magazine.
To watch the full conversation on I.D. TV, click here
Susan Rodriguez speaks with Daniella Ohad in the latest episode of her podcast Designing the 21st Century. In honor of International Women’s Day, the episode features conversations with five women in design: Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design Magazine; Edwina von Gal, a landscape designer; Jennifer Olshin, partner of Friedman Benda Gallery; Beatrice Galilee, curator and writer on contemporary architecture and design; and Susan who discusses an architecture of interpretation that connects people to place and to each other, inspired by the communities that it serves.
Willard Morgan, President of the Chewonki Foundation, hosted a conversation with Susan Rodriguez and Tim Locke, architects of the new Girls’ Camp, in a virtual town hall event “Mission Centered Design – The Chewonki Eastside Campus,” where they discussed how Chewonki’s mission and program goals, informed the design of the new Girls’ Camp.
