The School of Constructive Arts is a field-school teaching design, building, and ecology through direct participation and experimentation. Our approach combines ancestral knowledge of natural materials and energy with advancing technology and contemporary building techniques to derive sustainable models of living for our time.

We are currently building our campus in the Big Bend region of Texas. The workshops, residences, and land here will allow us to support hands-on educational programs and individual research and experimentation. In tandem with this site-specific laboratory for direct study, SCA seeks to provide an open, online resource democratizing the tools of environmental design, preserving endangered knowledge, and empowering people to sustainably derive quality food and shelter from the earth.

To learn more about our philosophy and long-term vision please see our PROSPECTUS.

Spring 2023 Programs





MARCH 12-18, 2023

Workshop: Build A Brick Shithouse (BABS)

Taught by Jim Hallock

Terlingua, TX

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FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 18, 2023
MARCH 26 - APRIL 16, 2023

Spring 2023 Student Volunteer Program

Terlingua, TX

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APRIL 10-11, 2023
APRIL 15-16, 2023

Workshop: Earthen Vaults

Taught by Jim Hallock

Terlingua, TX

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