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David’s Inspiration
This is the fourth in our series of posts where each person here at Convergence shares an image that influenced/ inspired them to join the architecture/ design field. The image can be whatever strikes the [...]
Timber Framing & Codes
Written by: Adam Robins Christa and I traveled to Mt. Angel, Oregon, this past autumn to try some timber framing hands-on. The Benedictine monks of Mt. Angel have been brewing beer according to their order's [...]
Crystal’s Inspiration
This is the third in our series of posts where each person here at Convergence shares an image that influenced/ inspired them to join the architecture/ design field. The image can be whatever strikes the [...]
Cob Building
Written by: Christa Holden This sustainability topic will address cob as a building material. This is a material that has been used as a vernacular material and has been around for centuries. Seismically strong from [...]
Christa’s Inspiration
This is the second in our series of posts where each person here at Convergence shares an image that influenced/ inspired them to join the architecture/ design field. The image can be whatever strikes the [...]
Cob and Codes – building codes and lumps of clay, sand, and straw
Written by: Adam Robins Cob building - Isn't that alternative? Well, yeah and no. The combining of sand and clay and straw into building materials is something that has been done for many years through many [...]