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- T3 first modern tall wooden building of USAWooden high-rising buildings become more and more popular. Examples of (planned) constructions are HoHo Wien in Vienna, Baobab in Paris, Canopia in Bordeaux, Dalston…
- Adaptable wooden buildings of the futureThe Urban Adaptation competition, hosted by Finnish wood manufacturer MetsäWood, Aalto University and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, challenged architects and students from…
- Beautiful Wooden Bike Inspires Better BuildingBest of 2015! (Originally published May 18, 2015) This prototype for a wooden bike by manufacturer AERO is not only beautiful, but it also…
- A wooden multifunctional and adaptative buildingLocated in Meerstad near Groningen in the Netherlands, design agency De Zwarte Hond designed a multifunctional and adaptative central building, its entire supportive structure…
- EverBlock: Life-Size Modular Building Block To Build Nearly AnythingDo you love to redecorate every once in a while, or do you wish there was an extra wall in your house? Fans of…
- The 30 minute wooden bikeA new design for a bicycle which comes in a flatpack has been presented at the Dutch Design Week. The so-called ‘Sandwichbike’ is made…
- Appreciating wooden skyscrapers on Skyscraper Appreciation DayToday (10 August) is Skyscraper Appreciation Day, so let’s appreciate skyscrapers! Not just any skyscraper, but skyscrapers made from an innovative material… Wood! Building…
- New York, New York: Manhattan Trades Steel For Wood BuildingMahattan may be known as building jungle of steel and concrete. But a new 10-story building built almost completely out of wood might begin to break…
- Katajanokan Laituri: A Wooden Landmark Embracing Sustainable Design in HelsinkiKatajanokan Laituri, a new wooden building in the heart of Helsinki, stands as a testament to sustainable architecture. Designed by Anttinen Oiva Architects, this…
- A bank inside a wooden reconstructable materials bankDutch architectural firm RAU Architects and interior design agency Ex Interiors were commissioned by the Dutch Triodos Bank and developer EDGE to design a…
- Historic TU Delft Building Transformed into a Paris Proof OfficeA century-old monument has received a modern, sustainable upgrade. SPIE, a specialist in technical services, transformed TU Delft’s former Mining Building into a low-energy,…
- The world’s tallest wooden towerOpened on 15 March, the Mjøstårnet, or the Mjøsa Tower in Brumunddal near Oslo, Norway, is with 85.4 metres currently the world’s tallest wooden…
- A wooden and glass schoolFrench architectural studios Bond Society and Daudré-Vignier & Associés designed a wooden school on three principal notions: spatial quality, functionality and sustainable demand. The…
- Wooden skyscraperA Danish project is set to become the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper when construction is completed in 2023. So why build so high using…
- Plant cell wall’s ‘glue’ may make wooden skyscrapers possibleBuilding wooden high-rise buildings is one of the trends in sustainable construction. While wood has been used in the construction of buildings for a…
- Early Detection of Wood Coating Deterioration Boosts Sustainability of Wooden StructuresWood has been a trusted material for construction for millennia, from the revered Japanese cypress to the sturdy ponderosa pine. Today, amid the growing…
- Rethinking Mobility: Sustainable Wooden Wheelchairs with a Personal TouchApollo Wooden Wheelchairs offer a new perspective on mobility design. French designer and engineer Paul de Livron created the project to reshape how people…
- A wooden dome made only from wasteA research group from ETH Zurich used digital fabrication methods to make a wooden geodesic dome entirely from demolition waste. The waste was sourced…
- MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2026 Brings Material Innovation to the Building IndustryA tile that grows with the help of bacteria, façades made from residual streams of locally sourced willow wood, and acoustic panels made from…
- How Mud Could Revolutionise Building Materials and Lower CostsConcrete construction typically relies on temporary wooden moulds, known as formworks, into which concrete is poured. These moulds are costly, labour-intensive to produce, and…
- A wooden folding façadeCzech architectural studio Byró Architekti designed a small wooden garden pavilion with a blackened wood façade that can be folded open. Called simply Garden…
- Timber hybrid building Netherlands BREEAM OutstandingThe timber-hybrid residential tower HAUT on the Amstel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands has scored 'Outstanding' with 88% on the BREEAM-NL Delivery Certificate. The luxury…
- Mycelium building materialsUK-based PLP Architects aims to create mycelium-based bio-composite construction materials to move away from traditional building materials. PLP conducted a year-long experiment to explore…
- A wooden experience centre inspired by the right to roamDanish architectural firm Henning Larsen designed a circular wooden experience centre for Swedish brands Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, inspired by the Scandinavian landscape…
