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Mette Aamodt

Mette Aamodt

CEO, Co-Founder

Mette Aamodt is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aamodt / Plumb Architects. She is also a Design Activist, Co-Founder of The Slow Space Movement and Blogger at slowspace.org. Deeply influenced by her Nordic heritage and passion for modern design, she focuses on simple forms and natural materials that are well-crafted and long-lasting. In 2002, Mette was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, which taught her how to slow down and find balance. This has now become one of her most important projects – creating “Better Living Through Design” for long-term health and happiness.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design
  • Bachelor of Arts in Urban Affairs and Urban Planning from Barnard College

Experience

  • Partner and Co-Founder at Aamodt / Plumb Architects since 2007
  • Founder of Slow Space Blog
  • Associate at Sasaki Associates
  • Project Manager at Peter Rose & Partners
  • Design Instructor at Northeastern University
  • Design Instructor and Architecture Firm in Residence at Roger Williams University
  • Guest Critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Rhode Island School of Design

Awards

  • Architizer A+ Jury Awards in 2017 for Lake Austin House and Modern Texas Prefab
  • Groundbreakers Firm Award from Curbed.com in 2015
  • AIA Austin Design Award in 2015 for the Modern Texas Prefab
  • Boston Society of Architects Housing Award in 2013 for the Hamptons Beach House
  • Winner of The Warming Huts v.2013: An Art + Architecture Competition on Ice in 2013
  • Letter of Distinction at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2002
  • Japanese Monbusho Research Fellowship in 1997
  • Departmental Honors for Undergraduate Thesis at Barnard College in 1996
  • Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa at Barnard College in 1996

Publications

  • “Slow Space, Slow Cities”, New Cities, 2018
  • “How Scandinavian Modern Design Took the World By Storm”, Meaghan O’Neill, Architectural Digest, 2017
  • “Cambridge Architecture Firm Aamodt Plumb is Radically Holistic in Life and Work”, Sam Lubell, Curbed.com, 2015
  • “Design Manifestos: Aamodt / Plumb Architects”, Medium.com, 2015
  • “Lakefront Austin Home is Split into Two Wings”, Dezeen, 2015
  • “Beach House Aamodt Plumb Architects”, Archdaily, 2013
  • “Architecture Smells,” Immaterial/Ultramaterial, Toshiko Mori (ed.). New York: Georges Braziller, 2002