Framing the Future:
Democratizing Access to Timber Framing Education
“How can we rethink the way embodied knowledge is taught in order to make timber framing more accessible?”
❋ Rethinking Timber Framing EducationIntegrating intuitive learning, visual instructions, and hands-on learning into one educational framework tailored to novice timber framers.
❋ Increasing AccessibilityMaking traditionally gatekept, embodied knowledge more widely accessible to novices, and free to the public via digital platforms.
❋ Lowering Barriers to EntryExplicitly teaching foundational structural, fabrication, and design concepts in order to appeal to an audience without prior knowledge.
❋ Teaching Design FreedomEncouraging creative design thinking based on structural understanding and material intelligence, rather than replication and repetition.
Workshop One
Timber Framing Terminology + Structural Design
Workshop Two
Shop Drawing Translation + Layout + Joinery Cutting
