Jonathan Bell is an architect and educator, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED-accredited professional.
 
Bell is principal at Jonathan F. Bell Architect, a practice in Providence whose work ranges from single-family residential renovations to adaptive reuse projects for arts and not-for-profit groups to research-driven urban investigations. Prior to his current practice he was a co-founder and principal of DUAL LLC and previously an associate at KITE Architects, both in Providence. 
 
Bell’s work has won numerous design awards and has been presented, published and exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. In 2021, Bell was the recipient of the Richard Morris Hunt Prize from the Architects Foundation, a fellowship awarded biennially allowing an American architect to research historic preservation practices in France. Bell is also a fellow of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, which was awarded to DUAL in 2018 for its project SLICE: The Inhabited Facade.
 
Bell’s academic interests include exploring intersections between film and architecture. He has published articles on film noir (Shadows in the Hinterland: Rural Noir) and studio research conducted at Roger Williams University (FLICKER: Speculations on Space and Cinema). He currently serves on the board of the Providence Athenaeum Library and is a past board member of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects.