“Like the beauty of a physical building that is designed by principles to nurture health, respect for its environment, longevity, and a source of peace and joy, building the inner life of a human being is designed to produce similar outcomes – if it is built utilizing similar principles.” Click title to read more.
This amazing crew started preparing at 2:00 in the morning for the concrete trucks arriving at 4:00 am. The concrete has to be poured before sunrise to keep it from drying too fast. The majority of the building layout was completed in one morning! I have never seen a concrete pour look so peaceful [we …
Jose, Gita, TylerThe team makes quick work of this project to prevent the special sand & soil mixture from drying out too quickly.
The underground work is quickly coming together now. Here we see the vertical steel posts and underground walls needed to support the vertical building process.
This is a small mock up of our sanctuary wall made up of rammed earth taken from the soil of our land. This small wall will be utilized with signage to greet visitors as they drive onto the center. The large version of this wall will be created to anchor the front wall of our …
Site for the permanent rammed earth wall...Earth used to create the wall...The earth is rammed into place...Several layers are used...The form is filled...The frame is removed when earth is set...See the big reveal next week...
Workers get a jump start on the day, starting before sunrise and ending at sunset.
We are so excited to announce that our building permit was approved in January and now the work of construction begins in earnest. We will be posting site pictures and keeping you updated with our progress. A picture is worth 1,000 words, so we'll keep the narrative short and sweet. Once the permit for construction …
Fall 2020 We want to share with you the processes we are going through to preserve Torkom's work in our new center. Our librarian has put together a small glimpse into the massive undertakings to organize and catalog the Torkom archives. Notes from our TSG Librarian: Torkom once said of his writing, “I noticed also …
