Building Craft: Masonry Brick Structural and Decorative

Join us as we explore the enduring qualities of brick masonry, both as a reliable structural element and a beautiful decorative veneer. From the ancient wonders of the world to its timeless application in today’s architecture, brick has shaped our built environment in profound ways.

We’ll journey through history, examining iconic examples like Rome’s Pantheon, the elegant country houses of Lutyens, and the classic urban architecture of London, showcasing the versatility and artistry of this material.

This program will be held virtually via Zoom. Registrants will receive a Zoom link one day prior to the courses.

About Jay Cantrell:

Jay Cantrell is from a small but cosmopolitan area known as Sherman, Tx.  This is a place where several prominent architects such as Mark Lemmon, Frank Welch, and Michael Dennis had their beginnings.

While growing up, he indulged most of his architectural sensibilities drawing the ruins of the old Woodmen Circle Mansion, the prairie style houses, or the grain elevators on the periphery of town. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington and then worked for Ralph L. Duesing, Arch. For 10 years. When obtaining his Master of Architecture at the University of Virginia, he became fascinated with the study of light in architecture as a spatial animator, seen in his thesis project in Rome and in the paintings and buildings he creates.

Upon graduating, he won the Gabriel Prize in Architecture and lived in Paris during the summer of 2009. He focused on watercolors of the Passages, celebrating Paris’ extraordinary light quality as seen through its iron and glass ceilings. He has since returned to Dallas, Tx. to teach and create.

During the week Jay teaches Architecture at CAPPA School of Architecture in Arlington and works for Larry E. Boerder Architects. On the weekends he has a part-time design and painting studio and also hosts walking tours of the architecture of downtown Dallas.