Outdoor classroom at Sustainability Centre in South Downs National Park, U.KOn 5/13/10, I got this email:
Dear Lloyd,
My name is Jack I’m 28 and a carpenter, I live in a town called Bridport in the south west coast of England. I’ve been a fan of your building books ever since a friend showed me a copy of Shelter in Spain when I was helping him build a cob house. I had never seen or heard of such structures before I went to help in 2003, He was using your book as a guide to build his house (which has been extremely successful); since then your other books have been and still are a true inspiration to my love of natural earth born structures. I have been working for a conservation building company for the last 5 years and want a change, something that will lead me to constructing unique and innovative buildings.
Left: interior of outdoor classroom at Sustainability Centre in South Downs National Park, U.K.
Keep up the good work.
Jack Draper
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This week, Jack sent a link to his website (https://www.think-in-the-round.co.uk), with a slideshow showing construction of this outdoor classroom at the Sustainability Centre in the South Downs National Park, U.K. The poles used in framing are all Port Orford Cedar, from within a few 100 yards of the building site.
PS Coincidentally, last month I wrote the forward to Ben Law’s forthcoming book, Roundwood Timber Framing.
Hi All,
Chelsea Green will have stocks of Roundwood Timber Framing in the US in 2011 but if your readers can't wait please go to: http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/
Many thanks – the building is as sensational as it looks and we are all delighted!
Maddy Harland
This is a great timber frame house.
This is one of the best houses made by woods I ever saw. The timber framing of it is so unbelievable. I wish that I can see how it is done. This is a great inspiration.