Semester in Sustainable Design/Build

Community Building from the Ground Up: Aidan’s Journey at Yestermorrow

August 27, 2024

By Tinder Kiely, Online Curriculum and Communications Coordinator

Aidan Connolly is a believer in the transformative power of community collaboration. An alum of the Tiny House Design/Build Certificate and the 2022 Semester in Design/Build, Aidan reflects on skills gained and the unexpected lessons learned at Yestermorrow that continue to influence his personal and professional life today.

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Week 7: Fall Semester Program

October 14, 2021

By Euj Osoria, Woodworking Coordinator
Week 7 Jesse and Owen   Monday we took a major step forward in our project, we all determined the specific needs we have for the course going forward in connection with the needs of the project / client and our interests.  We refined the project by breaking out into smaller groups to handle tasks in a less linear way...

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Week 6 - Fall Semester Program

October 4, 2021

By Euj Osoria, Woodworking Coordinator
Tessa's Autumnal Dinner
Skizzi and Tessa Week 6   Hi folks! For this week’s blog post we decided to take our client’s program as a structural framework. Instead of listing the things we did, we used the structure of “a place to … [eat, sleep, retreat]” to share some highlights:   A place to eat: Our huge outdoor...

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Week 5 - Fall Semester Program

October 4, 2021

By Euj Osoria, Woodworking Coordinator
Jesse and Robby Week 5 Blog Post September 24, 2021   Monday:   We began the week with a second sketch up tutorial, with the goal of getting more comfortable working with the software. Sean introduced us to a number of useful tools so that we could begin designing 3D mass models of the home,...

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Week 4: 2021 Fall Semester Program

September 21, 2021

By Euj Osoria, Woodworking Coordinator
The Waitsfield 10
Week 4 Alex and Zeb     Monday: Starting week 4 we all began presenting our final drawn interior space floor plans. After a productive morning of crucial feedback and thinking from the group, we were all ready to begin modeling! Based on every person’s design we were put in groups that had similar design...

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