Hunt Laudi Studio

05/06/2024

Dellekamp Schleich has created an office building in Mexico City that it says is the country's largest and tallest mass-timber structure.

11/05/2022

Rubell Museum, one of the biggest private contemporary art collection in North America

12/29/2020

Best part, not even close yet but we can dream

11/16/2020

Barcelona continues to lead in the transformation of public space:

Plans include making one in three Eixample streets “green zones” and creating 21 public squares

11/10/2020

Five years ago we designed the first non-gendered steam bath in DC after researching the history and origin of the communal bath from Roman ruins to contemporary manifestations in North Africa, Turkey, Japan, Korea, Scandinavia, and Russia.

A celebration of communal bathing—swimming pools, saunas, beaches, ritual baths, sweat lodges, and more—viewed through the lens of architecture and landscape. We enter the public pool, the sauna, or the beach with a heightened awareness of our bodies and the bodies of others. The phenomenology o...

02/20/2020

A well researched article by Emma Sarappo in the Washington City Paper that details our fraught relationship with the city. Every time we get close to signing an agreement, city officials play hide the ball.

Leaders of the subterranean art space have fought for more than a decade to activate the tunnels below Dupont Circle.

02/11/2020

La bicicleta, un medio de transporte barato, saludable y respetuoso con el medio ambiente, se ha vuelto a poner de moda. Esta tendencia se ve frenada en la mayoría de las ciudades por la falta de infraestructuras adaptadas a las necesidades de los ciclistas. La buena acogida que han tenido los proy...

01/06/2020

It's important the public understand that despite the difficult conditions we had to operate under, we defied conventional expectations and proved that community based, civic action could be a progressive and innovative force in the evolution of the city. Our efforts now are to re-define the terms of our lease to liberate us from the unfair constraints we were forced to work under and allow us to fulfill our original vision of a revitalized cultural destination in Dupont Circle.

The future of Dupont Underground, the abandoned streetcar tunnels turned art and event space, underneath bustling Dupont Circle is uncertain. A 5-year lease is coming to an end and now the cash strapped non-profit is hoping to work a deal with the city to secure its future. Dupont Underground recent...

10/23/2019

The powerful World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Washington DC this November. Come see this incredible exhibition in the city's iconic Dupont Underground, the abandoned trolley station under Dupont Circle.

These images will make you stop, feel, think and act!

Dates: Opening 8 November, exhibition through 8 December
Location: Dupont Underground (19 Dupont Circle, NW)
Time: 11-7 (doors close at 6)

10/20/2019

Beginning October 18, Dupont Underground will host a new exhibit titled: Urban Transformation: Ibero-American Architecture and Urban Spaces. The event is presented by the Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association, with the support of the cultural office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC....

09/06/2019

For the second iteration of the Times Square Design Lab, Jou Doucet x Partners has installed 3d-printed concrete benches designed to "catch" cars.

07/02/2019

Darrow Montgomery, one of the great photographers of the urban life of the District, shot this some time ago. Happy to play a small part in the archival record of the city.

Happy !! This month at DU we want you guys to get to know us. Every Tuesday we’re going to introduce you to a member of our team. Today we’re highlighting the founder of the organization – Julian! Julian is an architect with Hunt Laudi Studio who saw the potential the abandoned streetcar station had and created what is now Dupont Underground! Thanks for all you’ve done Julian!