September 2020

2020 Semester Design/Build - Week 5

By Eva Hogue, Semester Program Teaching Assistant
Written by: Norberto Lopez & Aidan Levesque Monday Following last week’s critique, we eagerly got back to it - conceptualizing a new iteration based on our design’s strongest features and new insights brought to light by our knowledgeable critics last week, Mac, Johno, & Britton. Working as a whole we defined what...

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2020 Semester Design/Build - Week 4

By Eva Hogue, Semester Program Teaching Assistant
Final Presentation
Written by Quinn & Tryg Monday -  Today we began the process of narrowing down our tiny house designs. The instructors took the most similar pieces of three broad design concepts and put us into groups of four to start the process. We began work before lunch and after an enjoyable, prolonged lunch break we got back to work...

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2020 Semester Design/Build - Week 3

By Eva Hogue, Semester Program Teaching Assistant
Site Section
Written by Callie Reagan & Robbie Hilton This week the semester program produced a lot of design work. In the shop we started siding our chicken coop and we learned about Shellac. Shellac serves a similar purpose to a wood stain but it's made from an alcohol base, and dries instantly. In the studio we started learning...

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2020 Semester Design/Build - Week 2

By Eva Hogue, Semester Program Teaching Assistant
Hi all, welcome to our second blog post for the Yestermorrow Semester Program of Fall 2020! Although this year has brought many new challenges in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, those involved in the Semester Program this Fall are both excited and thankful for our unique and safe situation at Yestermorrow, where we have an in-person...

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