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Nation’s largest cross-laminated timber academic building is an icon of sustainability

The first and largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) academic building in the U.S. has opened at the University of...

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Fairytale-inspired lakeside cabin is made from locally felled and milled timber

London-based architecture practice De Rosee Sa replaced an old dilapidated structure with a “magical” 35-square-meter...

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Stacked timber beams act as multi-use office furniture in this renovated barn in Belgium

The brick exterior of the pitched-roof barn in West Flanders, Belgium, was restored to its original splendor, hiding...

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130-foot Framework tower slated to become the tallest wooden building in the US

The project is funded by local real estate firm, Project^, and local investor, Home Forward. The 130-foot-tall...

Les Bartelottes school complex, Paris, France, NOMADE architectes, green school, green roof, courtyard, solar energy, solar panels, natural light, rainwater harvesting, rainwater purification

Green Parisian school combines sophistication of stainless steel with the warmth of wood

The nursery, elementary school and gymnasium occupy an area located between the residential neighborhood of Ville-du-Bois...

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Innovative timber home harnesses the heat of the sun

The Cavendish Avenue house boasts a striking contemporary aesthetic that’s still modest enough to fit in with...

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Kengo Kuma envisions shapeshifting nomadic shelters woven from hundreds of identical wooden pieces

Kuma designed the pavilion for Galerie Philippe Gravier in Paris, which explores concepts of nomadic homes and...

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This Crazy Solar-Powered Cabin Looks Like a Giant Ice Cube

Atelier 8000's cubic retreat is made from laminated timber beams. Due to the home's angled position, the rooms...

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Prefab Timber Nursing Home Uses Passive Design to Bring Light and Warmth Indoors

The architects constructed the prefab building's wooden frame with cross-laminated timber and wooden beams. Untreated...

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Light-filled Timber Penthouse Adds Modern Minimalist Chic to a Parisian Garden

Inside, the bone white interior creates the illusion of spaciousness with large glazed windows and an open-plan...

John McAslan + Partners, University of Cumbria, coverted Cumbrian barn, student center renovation cumbira, renovation, architecture, campus design, repurposed materials, landscape architecture, timber roofs, university design, UK campus redesign

John McAslan + Partners Convert a 1929 Stone Barn into a Luminous Student Center

The completed barn conversion now serves as a welcoming new social center for the university's students. The interior...

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The ‘Waste Less’ Chair by Architecture Uncomfortable Workshop Turns Log Offcuts into a Rockin’ Chair

The ‘Waste Less’ chair by Architecture Uncomfortable Workshop is a unique and modern chair that employs timber...

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Hecker Guthrie Transforms a Former Church into the Old Library Restaurant in Australia

The designers took the original structure of the building and re-imagined the interior. They kept the exposed beams...

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The Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum Complements Its Forested Mountain Surroundings

At first glance, the structure appears to be simply a bridge, fooling the eye into thinking there is no interior...

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Robert Oshatz’s Floating Fennell House is a Passive Riverside Dream Home

The entire structure is made from Glulam wood beams that Oshatz stacked and connected to make his signature swirling...

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Diamond Patterned Green Biomass Plant Designed To Blend In With Surrounding Woodland

The structure for the building is a latticework of exposed timber beams expressly intended to reflect the trees...

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