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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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Rudy Christian A Gathering of the Trades: Timber Framers Guild Rudy Christian

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

Rudy Christian Here We Are Again…..Again Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian Rudy Christian: Tools of the Trade Rudy Christian

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

Rudy Christian Which Came First: Teaching or Learning Trades?Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian So Now What?Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian Whatever It Was, It’s Gone Rudy Christian

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

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

Rudy Christian Paradoxes of the Preservation Paradigm Rudy Christian

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

Rudy Christian Is “Preservation” Why Buildings Fall Down?Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian Does Davis-Bacon Belong in Historic Preservation?Rudy Christian

Rudy Christian The Replacement Value of Traditional Building Rudy Christian