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Articles from Traditional Building about traditional materials and methods used for architecture, building, design or restoration projects.
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Notre-Dame’s fire leads to a teachable moment as students rebuild Truss Number 6.
During a six-week course in which students would study the architectural history of Notre-Dame; learn timber framing skills by creating models, then hewing, assembling, and raising a truss on the University Mall; and planning an exhibit at the National Building Museum.
History Lesson of Hardware
A dive into hardware's past: knobs, pulls, hinges and more.
Spanning Centuries: Christ Chapel's Dome
Building a dome for Christ Chapel at Hillsdale College in Michigan.

Cast in Stone
Companies producing architectural cast stone for historically-inspired buildings.
Sculpted Bronze & Stone Memorials
Creating and conserving memory in sculpted bronze and stone: A conversation with Robert Shure.
Cleaning Stone Buildings
When it comes to stone buildings, take a measured approach.
Early-20th Century Cornice Replication
Time-honored sheet-metalwork replicates an elaborate, early-20th century cornice with authentic—and improved—details.
Frescoes
Quick in execution and long-lasting, frescoes are known as a true art form.
Traditional Roofing Materials
A look at roofing materials for historically inspired buildings.
Sensational Slate Roofs
These gray slabs have been protecting roofs for centuries—we take an in-depth look at slate.
Marble Care & Repair
Marble has been used for millennia to construct our buildings.
Carbon, Energy, and Building Conservation
Strategies that move us toward compliance with new energy codes.
Mastering Masonry
Continuing the education, awareness, and appreciation of masonry.
Preservation Timber Framing Restores First Parish Meetinghouse
Thoughtful restoration brings craft, communication, and celebration to the First Parish Meetinghouse in Derry, New Hampshire.
Regional Motifs in Classical Architecture
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’s Indianapolis Indiana Temple is a blend of classical architecture and regional motifs.
Decorative Metals: The Truth Behind the Terms
Doug Bracken from Wiemann Metalcraft outlines the often used but incomplete and misleading terms used in the ornamental and decorative metals trade.
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