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Rudy Christian

Blogs from Rudy R. Christian, a founding member and past president of the Timber Framers Guild, and a founding member and executive director of the Preservation Trades Network. Read his full bio here.

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The Value of Stewardship Rudy Christian

A Gathering of the Trades: Timber Framers Guild Rudy Christian

The Place for Trades in a 3D Printed World Rudy Christian

Here We Are Again…..Again Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian: Tools of the Trade Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian: A Good Reason to Talk to Myself Rudy Christian

Which Came First: Teaching or Learning Trades?Rudy Christian

So Now What?Rudy Christian

Whatever It Was, It’s Gone Rudy Christian

Are Tradespeople the Canary in the Cultural Coal Mine?Rudy Christian

So, Why Don’t We Build The Way We Used To?Rudy Christian

Paradoxes of the Preservation Paradigm Rudy Christian

Can we see our Conservation Goals when we are Focused on the Distractions?Rudy Christian

Is “Preservation” Why Buildings Fall Down?Rudy Christian

Does Davis-Bacon Belong in Historic Preservation?Rudy Christian

The Replacement Value of Traditional Building Rudy Christian