Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts has been operating outdoor adventure experiences for youth, students, and adults for more than half a century, offering programs that combine teamwork, personal growth, and a deep connection to nature. The college’s La Vida Center in Lake Clear, NY needed a new community building at their base camp deep in
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Hello from Virginia….. We have been blessed with a lot of projects so far this year, up and down the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Florida. It fascinates me that quite a number of clients are building family legacy compounds where they want to gather their loved ones for generations to come…either on land they
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Hello All (from Italy)– It has been way too long since I last wrote a year ago and so much has happened this year that it will be a challenge to recapitulate in this single email…but here is an earnest effort regardless. I want to share some transition and succession plans within Geobarns, some glorious structures
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We’re honored to be featured in International Business Times (IBT). IBT is one of the world’s largest online news sources, claiming forty million unique visitors each month. Here’s what IBT had to say: From Vision to Legacy: How Geobarns’ Unique System and Philosophy Bring Meaning Back Into Construction | IBTimes
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Writing from our project & home in Italy (snow mountain photo)…. It has been quite a half year since the last post in June of 2023…with Ryan as our CEO and David and Casey full time ably supported by Sean and Kelly–we are becoming an efficient team and have had a good year. Attached you
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Now–almost another year later–I am in Italy hoping to finish our project here in the next few months. It has been quite a year…my dad is still alive and reasonably healthy at 103 years old and living in a Geobarn addition attached to my son’s home in Concord VT for this last chapter of his
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This newly completed tasting pavilion at Lovingston Winery near Charlottesville, Va elevates the humble structure of a barn to an elegant experience for all occasions. Large rolling barn doors provide flexible access to outdoor areas, a dual fireplace serves both the interior and an exterior seating area, and the exposed framework echoes the architecture of
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The Farmhouse project, completed last year at Chickahominy Falls in Virginia, has been awarded Best Community Amenity for 2023 by the Home Builders Association of Virginia. The Farmhouse comprises three structures serving as the community centerpiece: a gathering house, a fitness center, and a pavilion, all surrounding the community pool. Chickahominy Falls is a unique
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Sadly–and with many of you remonstrating over the lack of any recent posts–it has been almost a year since I last wrote. There have been some profound shifts in both my personal and Geobarn landscapes since last summer–many of them good but also difficult. The business is booming with all the Covid postponed projects back
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April 10, 2023: Geobarns has completed a new public library in Meriden, New Hampshire, replacing a smaller structure that had become woefully inadequate for the community’s needs. Here are some highlights of the new Meriden Library building: Valley News – Residents making use of recently opened library in Meriden (vnews.com)
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Green Energy Times, a leading newspaper for advancing green energy practices, has published an article by us on our permaculture project in Italy. Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes planning and management practices that consider the ecosystem as a whole when planning each
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Imagine opening your door to a yard filled with wildflowers and teeming with butterflies and songbirds. Imagine yard maintenance transformed from the joyless tasks of mowing and pruning into a simpler, more rewarding role of nurturing and curation. Imagine creating a landscape design that isn’t just ornamental beauty, but becomes a back yard nature preserve
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