the artistic possibilities
of designing with nature

Upcoming events

Neighborhood Connections Caribbean Night
July 27, 2024
Join us as we host a fundraiser for local nonprofit Neighborhood Connections.  Event starts at 4pm.  Come enjoy the gardens in full bloom while listening to live steel drum music by The Blue Flames Steel Band and enjoy food prepared by chef Jason 'Connor.  It's going to be a great night to relax in the mountains and support a good local cause. Tickets are $50/person or $60 at the door and can be purchased here.
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Design and construct the man-made environment to be in harmony with the natural environment.

Founder

Robert Foote Shannon, Architect

Founder of the foundation in 1995, architect and GC of the buildings, designer of the landscape, and organizer of the foundation’s programs. BA Yale University cum laude, and M.Arch Yale University, Alpha Rho Chi Medal.  He also painted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisor

Lawrence Linder, Architect

Architect, artist and photographer, currently working on a sustainability project called “Density Bump”.

Executive Director

Matt Brader, Artist

Curator, program development, construction, maintence

Driector, Secretary and Treasurer

Steven Fellows, Master Gardener

Steven in charge of the maintenance and innovations required to keep our magnificent gardens and landscape.  

Advisor

Jim Jackson, Artist

MFA Pratt Institute, NYC; recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Grants; author and illustrator of "Seeing Yourself See;" former consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; college educator and exhibition designer. Drawn to a wide variety of materials and techniques, environmental and community arts issues.

Advisor

Laurentiu Traineanu, IT

From Romania to the USA in 1984, studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, and a self taught IT specialist. Created a complete mathematical Model of a Gear Train Transmission at the beginning of his career and continued with writing and using his own CAD software while working for Fellows Corporation in Springfield, Vermont, till its closing. Worked as a self employed IT consultant since 1989 and he has been an IT consultant to the Foundation since its inception. An entrepreneur in many other area businesses.