A couple years back, “black timber on the outside” felt like something you’d only spot in a glossy architecture mag. Now? You ...

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From 100-foot roof spans to novel reclaimed wood installations, the winners of the 2013 National Wood Design Awards push the envelope in wood design. WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products ...

Fire safety used to sit somewhere near the edge of architectural thinking. It was addressed, documented, approved, and then quietly filed away while design decisions moved on. That approach no longer ...

Innovative solutions in the category include cladding made from upcycled rice hulls and insulation manufactured from 80 percent postconsumer recycled denim. Modern Mill has expanded its Acre siding ...

Entegra’s charred wood facade contrasts with 22@’s existing material fabric. Jean Nouvel’s Torre Agbar can be seen in the background. (Oriol Gómez) 22@, which was redeveloped to house Barcelona’s ...

In-process, completed, and on-the-boards projects featuring wood, include housing, office towers, museums, and academic buildings from Europe and North America. Image courtesy Michael Green ...

This vertical cladding for facades is a high-density laminated panel, composed of a core of paper fibers -compressed at high temperature and pressure- and an outer coating highly resistant to ...

Wooden elements have the power to add warmth to a space or building. Through their shades, textures and rustic look, wooden surfaces tend to stand out, especially when used alongside more neutral and ...

A new study has found that shifting to wood as a building construction material would significantly reduce the environmental impact of building construction. If 80% of new residential buildings in ...

The La Conner Swinomish Library by BuildingWork embraces the use of mass timber as means to be welcoming to both La Conner residents and the Swinomish. (Doug Scott) A stroll through the historic ...