Guided by Jersey Devil co-founder Steve Badanes, students will engage in a hands-on process of designing and building a full-scale public project. Past projects have included public playground structures, village green bandshells, park pavilions, and bus stops. The class will meet with the client, establish the program, work within a budget, propose and develop the design, schedule the work, and construct the project. Each phase is explored as a means of making the architecture more expressive, and sustainable building practices are emphasized throughout the process. Students will explore how this community-based, consensus approach to a project can build a sense of community as it creates a work of architecture. Evening lectures will focus on examples of individual and team processes as illustrated by Jersey Devil projects. Intermediate to Professional.

80 Learning Units

Click here to view photos of past Community Design/Build class projects.

Available for college credit through the University of Vermont— ENVS 195/CDAE 195 (3 credits). (Tuition $1400, plus $300 non-refundable registration fee payable to Yestermorrow).