Additional Session Added - Traditional Timber Framing Workshop

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Thursday bookings are now open for Heritage SA's Traditional Timber Framing Workshop at the Old Adelaide Gaol!

This is an additional one-day workshop being offered due to strong demand and is separate from the workshop scheduled for Friday 4 September 2026.

The Department for Environment and Water: Heritage SA, the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism (INTBAU) and the City of Adelaide will be hosting Peter Harwood at the Old Adelaide Gaol for a one-day timber framing workshop focusing on the crafting of a mortise and tenon joint. The workshop will cover:

• The History of Timber Framing
• Timber Framing today
• An introduction of tools and how to care for them
• Framing and timber peg making
• Crafting and assembling a mortise and tenon joint.

The session will be inclusive of morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on the day (please advise of dietaries) and related booklet.

Those registering as CPD, the workshop is worth 2 formal CPD points – in accordance with the Architectural Practice Act 2009 (SA).

Access and Parking

Getting There: You can only get to the Old Adelaide Gaol through Bonython Park. Enter Bonython Park from Port Rd and follow the signs.

Parking: Free parking is available for cars onsite at the Old Adelaide Gaol. Use the entry at Port Rd and Phillips St or the Bonython Park Playspace carpark.