Yestermorrow Design/Build School

Around the globe, from cutting-edge research in universities and institutes, to contractors and architects working in the field, fabric forming is a significant new force in concrete construction that allows for highly efficient, thermally massive, durable and sustainable structures. This class, presented in consort with the Norwich University School of Architecture, will bring together some of the world’s leading innovators in the field to share techniques and strategies. Students will form and pour a series of innovative concrete architectural components, with a focus on wall forming, as well as more advanced column and beam construction. Participants will also tour local architecture projects that use fabric form work and examine case studies to learn about the science and art of building with concrete.

Earn college credit through UVM: This course is available for credit through the University of Vermont (CDAE 95, 2 credits). In-state tuition is $828, plus a non-refundable $300 program fee to Yestermorrow. Click here for UVM registration information.

Competency Level: Intermediate to Professional
AIA credits: 35
UVM credits: 2

Course Objectives:

To provide a hands-on collaborative construction experience with experts in the field of fabric formed concrete. We will be forming and casting a fabric formed concrete column and beam as Phase II of a sleeping structure on the Yestermorrow campus.
To introduce the basic properties, and brief historical overview, of architectural concrete.
To introduce the tools and techniques of fabric formwork.
To present the design and construction strategies of two local fabric formed residences, and to visit them.
To place the technique of fabric formed concrete within the broader context of sustainable design.