“Masonry Camp can make an immense change for architecture by breaking down barriers.” Stanley Tigerman FAIA

“When architects and craftworkers get along, it’s a beautiful thing.” Architectural intern

IMI Masonry Camp brings together BAC apprentices and young architects to experience the masonry crafts firsthand — brick and block, tile, terrazzo, stone, plaster, and restoration — and to understand the advantages of craftworker/designer collaboration.

The two professions work not as adversaries, but as members of teams working on a design/build challenge. That team challenge requires both professions to experience each other’s job, both in the design studio and on the construction site.

Masonry Camp is a team experience designed around hands-on learning and applied design/build challenges. Hands-on sessions introduce all the masonry crafts: brick, stone, plaster, tile, restoration, and terrazzo.