the artistic possibilities
of designing with nature
578 Hitchcock Hill Rd., Windham, VT 05359 - 802-875-2194
Design and construct the man-made environment to be in harmony with the natural environment.

The short video above gives an overview of the foundation.

Well, Spring is on the way and we at the foundation are preparing for the fun and productive warm seasons to come!  We are currently on the hunt for enthusiastic individuals interested in work/study programs for both construction and landscape. Please email us at info@4cfoundation.org

This years exciting projects will include:

The construction of a new workshop that will create space for explorations in wood, metal and other materials. 

Carports to support PV solar panels.

Renovation of the our maintenance shop with a focus on turning it into a painting studio with incredible natural lighting

Shifts in the gardens to remove and replace invasive species, as well as introduce more educational aspects to an already beautiful display.

 

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Upcoming events

January 1, 2024 from 10:45 am

We are extending the display of Robert Shannons retrospective untill the end of May 2024.  We invite interested partys to contact us and schedule a visit while the broad spectrum of our founder's contribututions are on view.  We can be reached at info@4cfoundation.org   For more information on the show please click this link.

 

Created as a 501-C3 non-profit corporation, in 1995, the Foundation hopes to foster a heightened awareness of the impact of man-made design on the environment, and more importantly, the potential impact of the environment on man-made design.

The technology of the twentieth century, while attempting to understand and mold nature to man's needs and whims, has unwittingly opened the door to the destruction of critical elements of the planet's natural envorinment. The time has come to aproach these relationships with a critcal, honest eye and evaluate the changes that can bring us closer to symbiosis.

The cultural expression of man-made interventions to the planet from now on must be as conscious of the interlocking forces of nature, as they are presently conscious of style.

Building and landscape architecture must connect us to nature and, further, must help us to understand it: here is the history of the buildings and landscapes of the porperty to date.

For the recent book written by Robert Foote Shannon on the current condition of architecture, please use the following link:  An Architecture of Circumstance