Patrick Dougherty. Tower Hill Project here
Last year, I was able to experience walking through these stick structures at Tower Hill Botanic Park in Boylston. They are large scale woven forms that mimic natures growth. Patrick Dougherty is a master builder who has engineered many different variations of this form.
The lesson would be two part. Students will start working as individuals to create a small structure then they will work in groups to collaborate on a larger sculpture. This way the students will get the feel for the materials and the methods of binding the sticks before they have to work in groups to problem solve. For younger students the work would be simplified to very basic structural shapes.