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 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.
Read MoreIn The Making!
The North Bennet Street School’s brings together Henry Newhard, an NBSS alumni of the Preservation Carpentry program, with Rick and Laura Brown of Handshouse Studio to take immersive audiovisual tour into the Notre Dame de Paris Truss project…
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