Michael Burrey and Jackson DuBois, both vital participants in the Notre-Dame Project full-scale reconstruction of Choir Truss #6 in Washington, DC in 2021, were invited to work as members of the team of professional French carpenters rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris’s 315-foot timber spire.
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A team of students from Boston Prep Charter School with their toy observing the monkeys at the Franklin Park Zoo
Toys for.... Animals!
A new group of participants from the Boston Prep Charter School joined the Toys for Monkeys project in collaboration with Handshouse and the Franklin Park Zoo. This unique Handshouse collaboration effectively enriches the lives of many species, human and non-human, who are living together in a shared home at a complex time.
Read MoreA New Chapter of the Wooden Synagogue Project
Handshouse Studio has created a new website; to begin exploring ways to create an interactive archive of living cultural heritage related to the Gwoździec Synagogue and other 17th century wooden synagogues of the Polish Lithuantian Commonwealth; launching a new chapter of the Wooden Synagogue Project.
Read MoreWE RAISED OUR REPLICA FOR THE CHIEF RESTORATION ARCHITECTS FROM FRANCE!
Philippe Villeneuve and Remi Fromont, Chief Architects of the Notre-Dame de Paris reconstruction in Paris greeting Rick Brown Co-Founder of Handshouse Studio in front of the full-scale replica of a Notre-Dame de Paris wooden roof truss reconstructed by Handshouse Studio participants using Fromonts hand-drawings of the cathedral’s medieval timber roof structure.
Read MoreThe Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project Continues!
The Catholic University of America and the National Building Museum, partners in Handshouse Studio’s Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project, host restoration architects of Notre-Dame de Paris, who will help hand-raise a 8100-pound full-scale reconstruction of a Notre-Dame roof truss. Events in Washington, DC Monday, Sept 26th!
Read MoreA Beautiful Day of Demonstrations at Millennium Gate Museum
The Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project exhibition at the Millennium Gate Museum ended with a gorgeous sunny day of demonstrations and presentations in Atlanta, GA. The Full-scale reconstruction of Notre Dame’s choir truss #6 stood on the Western terrace of Millennium Gate enjoying its last moments amongst the Atlanta community.
Read MoreLaunching the trailer of the documentary film in progress!
Filmmakers Rian Brown and Jake Hochendoner follow Handshouse Studios’ group of American timber framers in their efforts to accurately reconstruct a full-scale wooden truss as a gift, in an act of global solidarity, to repair the roof of Notre Dame of Paris cathedral that burned in 2019. A Studio Orsopolis and Divided Line production
Read MoreMark your Calendars: April 14th at 4pm: Virtual Presentation
This conversation will feature Lindsay S. Cook, PhD, Assistant Professor of Art History at Ball State University; Tonya Ohnstad, AIA, NCARB, MNAL, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America; Traditional Carpenter Gerald David of GFD Woodworking, and Rick Brown of Handshouse Studio. Register HERE for this Free Online Event
Read MoreJoin us April 24th for a Day of Demonstrations and Presentations
Join us April 24th for A Day of Demonstrations and Presentations
Come see hands-on demonstrations and visual presentations of Notre-Dame de Paris's wooden roof structure, its history, and how it was made.
April 24th from 3-6pm at Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta, GA Register Here for this Free In-Person Event
Read MoreNotre-Dame de Paris Truss Project on Exhibition in Atlanta, GA
Handshouse Studio initiated The Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project to better understand the history of how Notre-Dame catherdral was built through the hands-on experience of remaking this large historic object. The full-scale reconstruction of one of the medieval wooden truss Notre-Dame de Paris trusses that were burned in the tragic 2019 fire was built as part of this educational project.
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