A group of 10 students and 2 faculty mentors learned to navigate the use of Mixed Reality as both a design tool and a fabrication aid. Each member of the team brought a unique perspective and area of study; including M.Arch Graduate Students, MLA Graduate Students and BSc. Architecture Undergraduate Students.

This Jefferson Trust-funded project sought to make use of the 125-year-old tulip poplar that was removed prior to Alderman Library’s renovation beginnings in March of 2021. The team believed that trees such as the Alderman Poplar tell us stories about deep time and years of survival and growth. This tree has been a witness to incredible transformation across this University—a transformation that continues with force today.

Funded by the Class of 1972, the Climate Futures Grant supported climate justice-focused research endeavors internal to the School of Architecture. UVA Sawmilling spent 3 semesters building a boundary-pushing solar kiln, exploring fully passive drying of thick stock and multi-species loads.

As an experiential learning opportunity, the students of SARC 5500: Urban Wood Timber Framing hand built this arbor from red oak 4×4s as an outdoor seating space for Campbell Hall.

A few students from Engineering requested an intact and interestly-shaped log to craft into a play item for children at the nearby Discovery Museum. This Black Gum fit the bill perfectly.

UVA Sawmilling provides hardwood lumber to the annuals Materials and Culture class at the A-School. Students use only hand tools to create these beautiful one-of-a-kind stools.

With the addition of some further faculty research spaces in 2024, UVA Sawmilling fabricated 4 tables for the space.