Zaha Hadid Architects’ design for the all-timber Ecopark Stadium in Gloucestershire, England, has received approval by the English Football League.
Tag: Timber
Architecture and design firm Adjaye Associates has designed the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 5400-m2 (58,125-sf) library seeks to be a space of excellence, learning, research, discourse, and cultural exchange...
Design firm DIALOG has developed a prototype design that could see hybrid mass timber towers sprouting in major cities and climbing as high as 105 storeys. The patent-pending design will also produce hybrid timber towers...
Snøhetta completes lush, open office in timber
(08/27/2020)
Designed by Snøhetta, the new timber office building for trekking and travel company ASI Reisen, situated in Natters, Austria, is inspired by a symbiosis between nature and humanity. Surrounded by a lush exterior, the...
Sydney to get world’s tallest hybrid timber tower
(06/29/2020)
Software company Atlassian plans to build the world’s tallest hybrid timber building for its new headquarters in the tech precinct of Central Station, Sydney, Australia. The tower will be 180-m (590-ft) high.
HDR is taking mass timber designs to new heights with the development of a new 82-suite, 12-storey structure for Ramada Hotel in Kelowna, B.C.
B.C. mass timber manufacturer opens first U.S. plant
(12/17/2019)
Mass timber manufacturer Structurlam is expanding its operations into the United States with a plant in Conway, Ark., set to open in mid-2021.
While wood is one of the most sustainable materials, it is susceptible to degradation if not treated to endure long-term exposure risks like harsh climate conditions and attacks by insects and fungus.
ATCO’s Calgary HQ wins architecture award
(09/30/2019)
International architecture practice Pickard Chilton has won an American Architecture Award for designing the ATCO corporate campus in Calgary, Alberta.
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is getting $2 million from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for a four-storey mass timber office building in Toronto.