The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and theLamar Dodd School of Art invited Handshouse Studio: Notre-Dame Project back to Athens,GA to offer a five-day workshop to continue the 1:10 scale white-oak model recreating one of the oldest sections of Notre-Dame de Paris timber roof.
Notre-Dame Project in France!
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.
Read MoreThe Notre-Dame Project goes to the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute!
Handshouse Studio hand-raised their Notre-Dame Project’s 8100-pound white oak replica of Choir Truss #6 and brought a 5-day La Forêt Model Project workshop to the Sam Beaufort Woodworking Institute and at the Great Lakes Woodworking Festival in Adrian, MI.
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 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
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