As people become increasingly interested in the sustainability in all things, building construction was bound to find itself under scrutiny. Steel and concrete are notorious for their large ...

Looking back at the past 10 years in mass timber design—since our firm’s first mass timber building, the John W. Olver Design Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—it is evident that as ...

Glued laminated timber, more commonly known as glulam, is a form of high-strength mass-timber with a low carbon footprint. "The decision to use mass-timber stemmed from a desire to push the boundaries ...

The mass-timber revolution is swiftly making its mark on the American landscape. As of March, an estimated 1,384 mass-timber buildings have been constructed or are in design in all 50 states, and in ...

No longer confined to squat log cabins, timber projects are soaring skyward in the architectural world. With projects ranging from wooden residential high-rises in Sweden to vertical wind turbines in ...

Chan Architecture clad the exterior of the structure with two different kinds of wood: darker colored vertical boards that cover the bottom storage volume and horizontal bands of a lighter colored ...

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Berlin-based noa* (network of architecture) has replaced an aging swimming hut with the new Lake House Völs, a contemporary kiosk that will gradually blend into its scenic surroundings. Oriented for ...

Think of Paris and more cream-coloured limestone than wood architecture comes to mind. But a new 50m-tall apartment building might just start a trend. Named 'Wood Up', it's one of the first wood ...

A garden path may seem like a small part of an overall landscape design or outdoor scheme. However, it requires as much careful consideration as the other aspects for it to serve its purpose and suit ...

Apparently, some revival styles don’t need to be revived. Tudor Revival is one of them. It never grows old or, seemingly, falls out of favor; its charm and allure appear to be timeless. Perhaps the ...

Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, married partners, discover expressive possibilities by sculpting landscapes that shape buildings. Architect partners Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi in Hunter’s ...