The COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE LAB, Inc.
In addition to our Impromptu studios, CAL, INC offers the classes listed below. All classes are open to the public, held in our studio or on site, and scholarships are available.
Register NOW For... BUILD A HIGH-PERFORMANCE LONGBOARD
This class is dedicated to constructing a high-performance longboard deck.
Each student will:
1. Design and build the “press” necessary to glue the deck material (Baltic Birch plywood) together.
2. Construct and cut / shape the deck.
3. Polyurethane / paint the deck.
4. Apply grip tape and assemble the deck (includes trucks, wheels and bearings).
At the end, each student will have:
1. Their own custom designed and built high-performance longboard and an enhanced understanding of the physics and material science behind it.
Topics covered over the course of the class:
1. Basic and advanced carpentry and manufacturing processes.
2. Materiality and how to fundamentally change the inherent physics of a material through its physical manipulation.
$300.00 per session. Each session consists of 15(total) class hours. Classes meet everyday for 3 hours over the course of 5 days. All materials will be provided including wheels, bearings & trucks.
This class will will be held in our Salem studio / design lab and will be offered @ the following times:
Longboard Summer 1- July 8th - 12th from 9:00am -12:00pm
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Manchester Parks & Recreation)
In addition to our Impromptu studios, CAL, INC offers the classes listed below. All classes are open to the public, held in our studio or on site, and scholarships are available.
Register NOW For... BUILD A HIGH-PERFORMANCE LONGBOARD
This class is dedicated to constructing a high-performance longboard deck.
Each student will:
1. Design and build the “press” necessary to glue the deck material (Baltic Birch plywood) together.
2. Construct and cut / shape the deck.
3. Polyurethane / paint the deck.
4. Apply grip tape and assemble the deck (includes trucks, wheels and bearings).
At the end, each student will have:
1. Their own custom designed and built high-performance longboard and an enhanced understanding of the physics and material science behind it.
Topics covered over the course of the class:
1. Basic and advanced carpentry and manufacturing processes.
2. Materiality and how to fundamentally change the inherent physics of a material through its physical manipulation.
$300.00 per session. Each session consists of 15(total) class hours. Classes meet everyday for 3 hours over the course of 5 days. All materials will be provided including wheels, bearings & trucks.
This class will will be held in our Salem studio / design lab and will be offered @ the following times:
Longboard Summer 1- July 8th - 12th from 9:00am -12:00pm
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Manchester Parks & Recreation)
Longboard Summer 2- July 15th - 19th from 9:00am -12:00pm
Longboard Summer 3- August 12th - 16th from 9:00am -12:00pm
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Salem Parks & Recreation)
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Salem Parks & Recreation)
Longboard Summer 4- August 19th - 23rd from 9:00am -12:00pm
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Salem Parks & Recreation)
(Being offered in conjunction w/ Salem Parks & Recreation)
EXTREME FURNITURE BUILDING & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
This class will focus on building a chair out of a single piece of plywood, and relies on the integration of traditional & computational technologies. The Project: Students will draw the chair’s components in CAD software, then develop the pattern in a tool path generating software, then cut it on the router / robot. Once the pieces are cut, we will assemble them into the final product. Skills covered: Carpentry, physics, ergonomics & basic architectural and engineering concepts. Software introduced: Auto CAD & Cut2D Times: This class is carried out over the course of 5 evenings (dates to be determined) from 6:30- 9:30.
$300.00 per 5 night session. All materials included. All materials are included. No previous carpentry experience necessary.
This class will focus on building a chair out of a single piece of plywood, and relies on the integration of traditional & computational technologies. The Project: Students will draw the chair’s components in CAD software, then develop the pattern in a tool path generating software, then cut it on the router / robot. Once the pieces are cut, we will assemble them into the final product. Skills covered: Carpentry, physics, ergonomics & basic architectural and engineering concepts. Software introduced: Auto CAD & Cut2D Times: This class is carried out over the course of 5 evenings (dates to be determined) from 6:30- 9:30.
$300.00 per 5 night session. All materials included. All materials are included. No previous carpentry experience necessary.
FROM VIRTUAL TO PHYSICAL: Building With Robots
This three-hour class runs you through the basic operations of the CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) router (think wood cutting robot). Each student will take the machine through an entire workflow cycle, from creating a shape in CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) software, to developing the pattern in a tool path generating software, to actually cutting it on the router / robot. This class is an introduction to high performance design and prototyping.
Software introduced: Auto CAD & Cut2D. All materials are included. No previous carpentry experience necessary.
Times: This is a one evening long class, and runs every Tuesday & Thursday nights, from 6:30pm- 9:30pm
Cost: $50.00 per session.
This three-hour class runs you through the basic operations of the CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) router (think wood cutting robot). Each student will take the machine through an entire workflow cycle, from creating a shape in CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) software, to developing the pattern in a tool path generating software, to actually cutting it on the router / robot. This class is an introduction to high performance design and prototyping.
Software introduced: Auto CAD & Cut2D. All materials are included. No previous carpentry experience necessary.
Times: This is a one evening long class, and runs every Tuesday & Thursday nights, from 6:30pm- 9:30pm
Cost: $50.00 per session.
2D TO 3D: Digital To Physical Sculpture
Beginning with the computer, students will learn to layout a two dimensional, flat plane pattern that, once cut, will be folded into a complex three dimensional form.
Times: This is a one evening long class, and runs every Monday & Wednesday nights, from 7:00pm- 10:00pm
Cost: $50.00 per session. Software introduced: Auto CAD. All materials included.
Beginning with the computer, students will learn to layout a two dimensional, flat plane pattern that, once cut, will be folded into a complex three dimensional form.
Times: This is a one evening long class, and runs every Monday & Wednesday nights, from 7:00pm- 10:00pm
Cost: $50.00 per session. Software introduced: Auto CAD. All materials included.
EXTREME FORT BUILDING
This class is for more advance kids and adults who have some competence with power tools and would like to build more challenging constructions. The students may come to the class with a project in mind, or we may work as a group to build one larger piece (i.e.- a rock climbing wall or skateboard ramp). Students will be taught how to use computationally driven machinery, and have full access to a wood and metal shop. The projects are largely self-driven, and the students will be taught how to use whatever machinery they need to accomplish their specific project.
$275.00 per session. Each session consists of 16 (total) classes that meet twice a week over the course of two months, for a total of 32 hours of class time.
This class is for more advance kids and adults who have some competence with power tools and would like to build more challenging constructions. The students may come to the class with a project in mind, or we may work as a group to build one larger piece (i.e.- a rock climbing wall or skateboard ramp). Students will be taught how to use computationally driven machinery, and have full access to a wood and metal shop. The projects are largely self-driven, and the students will be taught how to use whatever machinery they need to accomplish their specific project.
$275.00 per session. Each session consists of 16 (total) classes that meet twice a week over the course of two months, for a total of 32 hours of class time.