The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

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Wood, an age-old building material, has left its mark on the history of architecture. Structures like townhouses and ancient cathedrals have seen usage and innovation with wood as a primary material.

This brief overview of the types of mass-timber systems from WoodWorks, While innovative systems continue to be developed within the mass timber category, common products currently include: ...

Timber has always had a place in design, but lately it’s taken on a different role. Instead of being treated as a rustic add-on or a traditional cladding, it’s becoming central to modern ...

Looking at environmental credentials, timber frame wins hands down. Using wood sourced from sustainable forests in Ireland, Canada, and Scandinavian, timber has less embodied energy than concrete, ...

The future of architecture lies in antiquity. I don’t mean that we’re headed for another round of neoclassical nostalgia but instead that it’s time to embrace a practice so basic and immemorial that ...

The history of timber construction stretches back as far as the Neolithic period, or potentially even earlier, when humans first began using wood to build shelters from the elements. The appearance of ...