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Education
or in a workshop, can you actually gain that day-to-day knowledge," he says. "The College is here to create the framework, and the summer apprenticeship really allows that framework to be put into practice."
The Faculty
EXPERTS from around the world have been invited to take part in the ACBA phenomenon. The following is just a taste of the ACBA professors' backgrounds and what they have to offer their students.
Architectural Stone
HAILING FROM the United Kingdom, Warren began his trade at the Weymouth College and then earned an Advanced Craft Certificate in Masonry from the City and Guilds of London Institute. During his career as a stone carver, he has completed restoration work on such prestigious buildings as the Lincoln Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and The Houses of Parliament. He later rounded out his education by receiving a fine arts degree in environmental art from the Glasgow School of Art.
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Masonry
REPRESENTING one of the faculty members from the U.S., ACBA's Professor of Masonry, Frank Genello, has worked in the trade practically his entire life. His father was a contractor and Genello says he was mixing mud for him since he was 10. Later, Genello completed his bachelor's in English, master's in public administration and a second master's in historic preservation, working in the construction industry between degrees. After receiving his second master's, he started the American Building Restoration Company, which he's owned for 20 years.
The rest of the College's faculty and staff are equally proficient in their areas of expertise as well.
Warren says that faculty members jumped at the chance to work at ACBA because of the unique, groundbreaking opportunities that the College offers. It's not everyday that you get to add to your resume that you helped in building a four-year artisan college from the ground up.
"This kind of college has never been built before and it tends to create new curriculum and new thought processes of how to teach," says Warren.
Faculty members are also looking forward to teaching alongside some of the best building artisans in the world, Warren says.
"The level of faculty member we have here has created its own excitement," he explains.
The Students
AT THE FIRST BUILDING artisan college in the country with world-class professors, you can only expect that the application process is going to be a little tougher than that of the typical masonry apprenticeship.
During the rigorous application process, students are evaluated on previous academic performance, achievement on standardized tests, an essay and demonstrated aptitude in their chosen field.
"All the students are asked to present a portfolio of the work that they've done," says Warren. "And that portfolio will con-