Island School of Building Arts

Timber Post & Beam

Program:

School:

Island School of Building Arts

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Faculty:

Island School of Building Arts

Degree:

Not Applicable

Field of Study:

Construction Trades, General

Length:

4 Week(s)

Cost per year:*

National:

$2,500

This four week intensive Timber Post and Beam course is where the orient and Occident meet. Japanese and European traditional joinery combine takes the student from basic to complex.

This project is 1 ½ storeys and measures over 1400 sq ft. It is designed on a plan grid using 8”x8” Douglas fir timbers traditionally joined with an EPS infill wall system, yin and Yang. The architectural design is an influence of Japanese and American arts and crafts. Author James Mitchell teaches how to develop shop drawings, apply center line square rule layout, employing templates for complex joints.

Modified on August 07, 2008

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