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.

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WE 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.

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The 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!

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Mark 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

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