Summer Sustainable Design-Build Course by CUArch

[Brad Guy]

Reclaim + Remake is a hands-on, community engagement and sustainable design-build course offered by the Summer Institute for Architecture at The Catholic University of America School of Architecture + Planning, and will take place at the site of the historic Hopewell Cemetery in Rayland, OH, from May 14 to June 30, 2012.  This program involves the disciplines of design, history, environmental studies, architecture, landscape architecture, art, video and construction. Please share this information with colleagues or students you think might be interested.The program is open to non-CUA students.

http://architecture.cua.edu/summerprograms/reclaim-and-remake-info.cfm (click on Additional Information)

 

For any questions about details of the project and the course logistics please feel free to

contact: Bradley Guy, Assistant Professor, c: 814-571-8659, G...@cua.edu

 

Background of the Project

This project is a collaborative between CUArch and the Hopewell United Methodist Church. The project will serve as a model for rural communities suffering the loss of overlooked historic rural structures, by raising awareness of this loss and using site and recovered materials, “by design”, to restore historical culture via functional new structures and landscapes. The history of the Hopewell United Methodist Church dates back to the 1780’s, and the church has been noted as possibly the first denominational church in the Northwest Territory. In 1798, the first Methodist Church in Eastern Ohio was built at the site of the current Hopewell Cemetery. In 1844, a new church was built at the site and this is the structure that is the focus of this project. The deterioration of the building is on-going and therefore this project proposes to reclaim the building’s still valuable materials and its footprint for a new life. The design process begins on-site and engages the history and physical context of the site, the existing building and its materials. As the deconstruction takes place, in a tandem process the design will be developed. It will be further developed in the build-phase in synergy with the materials themselves. In this way the process is a closed-loop use of materials and a closed-loop process of design and build.

 

Project Director / Instructor - Bradley Guy

Bradley Guy is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Science in Sustainable Design program, CUArch, Washington, DC. Brad is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group, and the Materials Committee of the Sustainable Sites Initiative. He has received The Tides Foundation Environmental Leadership Program Fellowship and The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Research Fellowship. Mr. Guy was a co-editor for the book “Construction Ecology,” and co-author of a book on building deconstruction titled, “Unbuilding: Salvaging the Architectural Treasures of Unwanted Houses”. Brad has a MS in Architectural Studies from the University of Florida, and a B.Arch. from the University of Arizona. He is an Associate of the American Institute of Architects and a LEED™ Accredited Professional.

 

Instructor / Artist - Christine Lee

Christine Lee has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the Aspen Art Museum, Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, and the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design. Christine has been a resident at Recology and Purchase College (SUNY), an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and a Visiting Artist at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Christine received a B.S.A. from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and an M.F.A. from San Diego State University. In addition to working as a practicing artist and designer, she has taught at San Diego State University, the California College of the Arts and Purchase College.

 

For information about CUArch Summer Institute for Architecture please direct inquiries to: Julie Kim, Director, CUArch Summer Institute for Architecture, t: 202-319-6106,

ki...@cua.edu

Brad Guy, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
Assistant Professor
School of Architecture and Planning
The Catholic University of America
c. 814-571-8659
G...@cua.edu
Reclaim + Remake: deconstruction and reconstruction program
http://architecture.cua.edu/summerprograms/index.cfm