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- ‘The Timber Truth’ debunks sixteen myths about timber constructionOn Tuesday 18 November, during the annual Houtdag, MaterialDistrict launches the book The Timber Truth – Busting the Myths About the Real Potential of…
- Curve-Fit Timber Enables Free-Form Timber Structures with Flat-Packed ModulesResearchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed Curve-Fit Timber, an innovative building system for free-form timber architecture. The concept won a Green Concept…
- Tomorrow’s Timber shows the way towards the next building revolutionTimber has evolved from a traditional building material to ‘mass timber’, an engineered high- performance product from which complete construction systems and even high-rise…
- Africa’s First FSC-Certified Timber Stadium Opens in LesothoThe newly completed FSC Stadium of Life in Maseru, Lesotho, demonstrates how responsibly sourced timber can be used in large-scale sports infrastructure. The 1,280-seat…
- Limberlost Place Advances Tall Timber Construction in TorontoLimberlost Place is a ten-storey mass timber building on Toronto’s waterfront. Designed by Moriyama Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects, the educational building aims…
- SAWA: A Timber Landmark Showcasing Circular Urban LivingSAWA, the 50-metre timber residential building on Rotterdam’s Lloydpier, has won the 2025 National Timber Construction Award, just hours after the Dutch queen Máxima…
- CORA: A Timber Structure for Robotic CraftsmanshipThe Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has unveiled CORA, the Cathedral of Robotic Artisans, a pioneering timber workshop designed to house a…
- Building with robots using Spatial Timber Assemblies methodDigitalisation and automation is used more and more in construction, including timber construction. However, often, the material still has to be manually assembled. Now,…
- What Are the Limits of Timber Construction?Researchers at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have investigated both the possibilities and limitations of using biobased materials in construction. Their findings…
- Reclaimed Doors Form Façade Of Timber Housing CooperativeDe Torteltuin is a 40-home housing cooperative on Centrumeiland in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, designed by Natrufied Architecture. The project combines a largely timber load-bearing…
- Prewood: A Modular Timber System For Disassembly And ReuseIn dense urban environments where space is limited and construction is complex, the Prewood project by VUILD in Tokyo offers a new approach to…
- Eco-Friendly CLT Pavilion Showcases Indonesia’s Potential for Timber ConstructionA research team from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia has received the Best Greenship Innovation Award 2025 from the Green Building Council Indonesia…
- Mass Timber as a Climate Solution: A New PerspectiveA study published in Nature Communications by researchers at the Yale School of the Environment highlights the climate benefits of replacing traditional building materials…
- Innovative Timber Construction: The Tree and the TrussA pioneering timber structure, The Tree and the Truss, explores new possibilities for sustainable architecture through an innovative combination of craftsmanship, digital fabrication, and…
- Tomorrow’s Timber now available in Dutch as “De Houtbouw Revolutie”On Thursday 7 October, De Houtbouw Revolutie, Dutch edition of the book on timber construction Tomorrow's Timber, was officially launched. Fred Schoorl, Thijs Kroese,…
- Reused Timber And Earthen Plaster Shape Award-Winning Hotel In ThailandThe Nachan The Antique Courtyard Hotel in Chiang Khan, northeastern Thailand, shows how reclaimed materials and passive design can reduce the environmental impact of…
- Atlassian Central Tower Sets New Benchmark For Hybrid Mass Timber SkyscrapersThe Atlassian Central Tower in Sydney is set to become the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower. The building will rise 180 metres across 39…
- Finland Advances Low-Carbon Timber Architecture For Therapeutic Care FacilitiesLagmansgården is located on Finland’s west coast, within an existing pine forest landscape. The residential institution provides accommodation and education for young people who…
- Pujiang Platform: A Timber Pavilion That Merges Architecture, Landscape and SustainabilityDesigned by MVRDV, the Pujiang Platform is a timber pavilion and public viewpoint in the hills east of Pujiang, near Chengdu in central China.…
- Mass Timber Headquarters in Toronto Combines Sustainability and Workplace WellbeingMoriyama Teshima Architects have completed the new headquarters and multi-tenant complex for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO). The 127,000-square-foot, three-storey building demonstrates…
- Timber–Concrete Floor Slab Combines Compact Construction With Flexible LayoutsResearchers at the University of Stuttgart have successfully tested UniversalTimberSlab, a timber–concrete composite floor system for multi-storey buildings. The system combines a compact structural…
- Locally Densified Timber Strengthens CLT With WoodA research project from the University of Stuttgart uses controlled changes in wood density to reinforce cross-laminated timber (CLT). Locally Densified Timber applies heat,…
- Modular Mass Timber System Targets Canada’s Housing ShortageArchitecture and design firm Perkins&Will has developed a prefabricated modular mass timber system intended to accelerate housing construction in Canada. Created with industry and…
- Award-Winning Powwow Arbour Showcases Regenerative Timber Design and Indigenous KnowledgeA cultural gathering space built from regionally sourced structural round timber has received two of Canada's highest architectural honours. The Muscowpetung Powwow Arbour in…
