“A cathedral of wood” says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a wood-lined diabetes health centre in Copenhagen created by Danish…
Conrad Bakker Recreated All 1,100+ Books in Pioneering Land Artist Robert Smithson’s Personal Library — Colossal
An autodidact and polymath, Robert Smithson cemented himself as one of the pre-eminent land artists in his short…
AA Design & Make students devise simple way to build with tree forks
Students from London’s Architectural Association have developed a low-cost and easily repeatable way to build with tree forks…
The Architect as a Scientist: New Materials Emerging Between Science and Design
White Tower / Studio Benjamin Dillenburger + Michael Hansmeyer. Image © Girts Apskalns Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
Foster + Partners Gains Approval for Timber Residential Project in Switzerland
Foster + Partners Gstaad House project in Switzerland. Render. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners Share Share Facebook…
Sylvia Richards designs mass-timber building in New Hampshire
Wood is paired with mirrored panels on the exterior of a research building for biotech company Adimab, which…
Paper Australia sues Victorian government for $402 million over timber supply failure
A paper mill is suing the Victorian government for more than $400 million in damages, accusing it of…
Offsitewood 2.0: Practical Tools for Architects Exploring Offsite Wood
Example of the Nested Floor System capacities. Courtesy of Offsite Wood and Quebec Wood Export Bureau Share Share…
Anton Mikkonen’s folded timber lamp mimics “a butterfly pinned to the wall”
Emerging Finnish designer Anton Mikkonen has created a selection of sculptural lighting and furniture pieces to highlight “the…
Eight buildings enveloped in rustic rough-sawn timber cladding
From a British school to a secluded house in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of…
Contemporary Applications of Materials in Spanish Architecture
T House / Olalquiaga Arquitectos © ImagenSubliminal / Miguel de Guzmán + RocÃo Romero Share Share Facebook Twitter…
Wooden walls can withstand 100 kilonewtons of pressure, research finds
Swiss researchers have overturned the assumption that windowed timber walls offer no structural support after they proved that…