Why timber is the building block of the future
The billion-dollar mass-timber industry is quietly emerging as sustainable solution to construction industry pollution. But the material remains heavily regulated, particularly in New York City.
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The billion-dollar mass-timber industry is quietly emerging as sustainable solution to construction industry pollution. But the material remains heavily regulated, particularly in New York City.
WoodWorks has announced the winners of the 2023 Wood Design Awards, an annual showcase of the industry’s most inspiring applications of mass timber and wood in building designs across the United States. A total of 22 projects were selected in ten categories by a jury panel that included Hacker...
Creating tall mass-timber buildings should not be the industry's sole motivation for using wood, argues Nikken Sekkei architect Hajime Aoyagi.
A Timber Revolution requires us to focus on minimising mass-timber structures' raw-material use, writes Maximilian Pramreiter.
Hariri Pontarini Architects’ amended design for the already-underway SkyTower could become Toronto’s first triple-digit-story supertall, equaling the height of the CN Tower’s observation deck. Anson Kwook, a VP of marketing for the developer said it would also add a “piece of artwork” to...