Cross Laminated Timber

RIBA crowns Children Village in Brazil as the world’s best new building

On the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, a recently built school complex by Brazilian architecture firms...

rendering of long cabin in woods lit up at night

Long Lodge is an elegant and sustainable mass timber retreat proposal in the woods

Mass timber construction is growing more popular thanks to efforts like the 2018 Maine Mass Timber Competition,...

Rendering of tall wooden skyscrapers near water

Wooden skyscraper city proposed for Stockholm’s most eco-friendly neighborhood

When Anders Berensson Architects was tapped by the Stockholm Center Party to design a new Stockholm neighborhood...

Prefab open-air theater pops up with speed in a London park

Completed in just seven months, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theater in central London is yet another example of...

This modular outdoor swimming pool from Finland could make a splash near you

Reclaiming the waterfront with outdoor swimming pools isn’t a new concept, but Office for Peripheral Architecture...

A prefab chapel’s sculptural form amplifies the landscape in Uruguay

Perched on a hilltop in a bucolic rural landscape in Uruguay, the Sacromonte Chapel is a minimalist, prefabricated...

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Yale architecture students designed and built this handsome home for the homeless

Since 1967, first-year Yale architecture students have designed and built buildings to better the community —...

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Architecture students build a tiny CLT classroom in just 3 weeks

A team of 13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) architecture students designed and built Emerge, a tiny timber...

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This prefab cabin is designed to take you off grid in the Scottish Highlands

A new piece of prefab architecture will soon bring artists, researchers, and travelers closer to the spectacular...

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Green-roofed office is the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe

Instead of concrete or metal, this striking eco-friendly office building in Romania features a sturdy timber skeleton...

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Prefab CLT pavilion cleverly encourages dialogue at a Vancouver TED conference

An experimental pavilion popped up by the waters of downtown Vancouver for the TED2017 conference. Selected as...

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Nation’s first large-scale mass timber residence hall breaks ground in Arkansas

Cross-laminated timber may finally be having its heyday in the United States. The nation’s first large-scale...

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The brilliant folding M.A.Di Home can be assembled in hours

The M.A.Di Home is an ingenious a-frame home that can be easily assembled in just a few hours. The foldable design,...

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Bright blue trekking tents are designed to pop up with speed in Iceland

As if Iceland’s gorgeous waterfall-studded landscape wasn’t enough to draw the eye, Stockholm-based Utopia...

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Skinny micro-apartment can pop up in a parking space in just one day

Living in an apartment with the footprint of a parking space may seem improbable and uncomfortable, but the chic...

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Cozy egg-shaped treehouses offer stunning views of the Italian Alps

A pair of adorable egg-shaped treehouses is hidden away in one of Italy’s oldest forests. Architetto Beltrame...

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Visionary eco-resort design for the Philippines features rotating seashell towers

Visionary eco-architect Vincent Callebaut has just unveiled images of his latest ecological masterpiece and it's...

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Trees to grow on the balconies of Penda’s timber high-rise in Toronto

A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture...

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Salvaged materials from devastating fire take new life in a British pier

A British seaside pier destroyed by a devastating fire in 2010 has made an incredible comeback in the hands of...

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Provocative timber horn explores the hypnotic pull of the unknown

Digital fabrication and traditional woodworking fuse together in Y, a modern sculpture with a provocative and pixelated...

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Australia’s largest commercial timber building rises in Sydney

Timber constructions are rapidly carving their rightful place in urban environments all over the world, and now,...

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Light-filled cancer center harnesses the healing power of nature

The healing powers of nature have been put to good use in the recently completed Maggie’s Oldham. London-based...

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This gigantic floating Manta Ray could naturally purify Seoul’s river

What if our city infrastructure could also repair the damage we’ve done to nature? Vincent Callebaut’s Manta...

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Nation’s tallest timber building to rise in Portland

The nation’s tallest wooden high-rise will soon take shape in Portland, Oregon. Funded by a $1.5 million-dollar...

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Lush gardens hang from dramatic student housing proposed for Birmingham

An oasis-like residence has been envisioned for Birmingham’s growing, multicultural student population. Tapped...

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Office with arched openings shows off the beauty of cross-laminated timber

Increasing numbers of architects are celebrating the strength, beauty, and sustainable properties of cross-laminated...

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Self-sufficient Skilpod home generates all its own energy, pops up in less than a day

Belgian construction company Skilpod has produced a prefabricated home that can generate all its own energy and...

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Prefab timber chapel pays homage to Chernobyl disaster victims

A chapel made almost entirely of timber has been completed in Finchley, north London in memory of the victims of...

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German architecture students and refugees build a beautiful timber community center

Architecture students from Germany's University of Kaiserslautern teamed up with 25 refugees to build a timber...

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Designers float plan to cover Toronto’s CN Tower with clip-on condos

CN Tower in Toronto, Canada once held the title of world's tallest freestanding structure until China's Canton...

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