Call for entries to Wood Awards 2018
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Peter Pichler builds pyramidal pavilion using 1,600 wooden beams
Over 1,600 wooden beams are stacked on top of another to form this intricate pavilion, designed by Italian architect Peter Pichler. More
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Snøhetta and Local Studio build tribute arch to Desmond Tutu in Cape Town
Architecture firms Snøhetta and Local Studio celebrate South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu with this monumental arch, which was unveiled in downtown Cape Town during this year's Design Indaba. More
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Nendo exploits acoustic properties of beechwood for transparent Bunaco speaker
Nendo has designed a wireless speaker for Japanese brand Bunaco, using a thin strip of coiled beechwood trapped inside a transparent casing. More
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"If urban densification is inevitable, then let it be done with a material that makes us happy"
The mass-timber revolution is coming, says Clare Farrow, co-curator of the new London exhibition Timber Rising: Vertical Visions for the Cities of Tomorrow. More
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USA's largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey
Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. More
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Circular wooden tower provides panoramic birdwatching point on a Norwegian island
This wooden tower by Norwegian architect Lars J Berge provides an accessible hide for birdwatchers on an island north of Bergen. More
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Shigeru Ban to build "pagoda in the park" as his first UK building
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has teamed up with cross-laminated-timber expert Waugh Thistleton to design his first UK building – a five-storey house that will be built beside London's River Thames. More
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Wooden ceiling curves over restaurant in Austin by Michael Hsu
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed a curved wood ceiling for a restaurant in Texas, complete with a large glazed wall and an open kitchen. More
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Ineke Hans combines new and old production techniques to create chair for the Kunsthalle Wien
Dutch designer Ineke Hans has designed a steam-bent conference chair for one of its Austria's most important art galleries, which is manufactured using both manual and digital production methods. More
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Shigeru Ban unveils interiors for "world's tallest" hybrid timber tower in Vancouver
These new images offer a glimpse inside Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's Terrace House for Vancouver, set to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world once complete. More
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O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects adds "simple, warm and characterful" extension to London house
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has extended a typical terraced home in northwest London, by adding a new timber-lined room that opens onto a brick-paved garden. More
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OFIS Arhitekti uses modular Living Units to create pop-up library overlooking Ljubljana
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year – the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle. More
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Kiyoto Ota's wooden houses punish their occupants
Japanese-Mexican sculptor Kiyoto Ota has built three wooden houses designed to make their inhabitants feel vulnerable rather than safe, including one that sucks the air from the interior and another that rains on anyone inside. More
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Chris Collaris Architects completes black wooden cottage with exaggerated roof
Dutch architect Chris Collaris has built a house in Amsterdam that is clad entirely in blackened timber, featuring an asymmetric gabled roof that extends out to form a sheltered entrance. More
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Cruciform pavilion by Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter references historic Copenhagen garden
The light filtering through tree-lined avenues inspired this slatted pavilion by Swedish studio Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter, which is installed in a cross-shaped formation in a Copenhagen park. More
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Büros für Konstruktivismus turns a chicken coop in Berlin into an artist's studio
Berlin-based practice Büros für Konstruktivismus has transformed a former chicken house in the back garden of a 1930s home into a pine-lined artist's studio. More
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Architect builds his own studio at the end of Toronto garden
The Brooklyn trend for backyard studios has extended all the way to Toronto, where the founder of architecture firm Six Four Five A has constructed a tiny timber workspace for himself at the end of the garden. More
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Universal Design Studio builds daydreaming hub for Shoreditch workers
Universal Design Studio has designed a slatted-timber pavilion in Shoreditch for this year's London Design Festival to offer office workers a retreat where creative juices can flow. More
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Temple for Burning Man 2017 highlighted the problem of America's dying forests
The temple at this year's Burning Man festival was designed by artist Marisha Farnsworth, and built from 100 dead trees to emphasise "dramatic changes occurring in our forests". More