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Tangential Dreams at Burning Man 2016

November 1, 2016

Among the dozens of temporary installations erected at this summer’s weeklong Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, Tangential Dreams—an undulant timber tower designed by French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani—was a celebration of mathematics, teamwork, and free spirit.

Exhibition Review: Timber City at the National Building Museum

Braulio Agnese

October 13, 2016

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A new show demonstrates that, when it comes to using timber to its full potential, we’re not out of the woods.

Two New Books on Timber Construction

Sara Hart

October 1, 2016

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Two new publications make convincing arguments for timber as a viable alternative to conventional materials and methods.

Grandview Height Centre / Guildford Aquatics Centre

Bing Thom and HCMA Design Two Pools in a Vancouver Suburb

Surrey, British Columbia

Adele Weder

July 1, 2016

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Two striking indoor pools, by Bing Thom and HCMA, use wood in unexpected ways and provide a Vancouver suburb with new landmarks.

See Renderings of Herzog & de Meuron's First Canadian Project

The sculptural tower will integrate art, architecture, and urbanism in a new home for the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Katharine Logan

November 16, 2015

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Herzog & de Meuron recently unveiled their concept for a new art museum, the Pritzker-winning firm’s first project in Canada, to provide a home for the expanding Vancouver Art Gallery.

Continuing Education: Tall Mass Timber Construction

Read the story below, then take the quiz "Timber Grows Up" for Continuing Education credit.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

September 16, 2015

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Architects and engineers, drawn to wood for its environmental attributes, push the material to new limits.

Searle House by WMR Arquitectos

Matanzas, Chile

March 16, 2015

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Architects create an elevated residence, with a blackened timber structure, that can serve as a small hotel with ocean views.

Old Briar House by Applied Research

Gates, Tennessee

February 15, 2015

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A team of architects constructed a house in Tennessee that fits perfectly into its surroundings out of heavy timber.

Olive Grove House by Team Green Architects

Cromwell, New Zealand

November 15, 2014

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Architects designed an energy-efficient, timber-frame house for a client with limited mobility who desired views of the surrounding countryside on New Zealand’s South Island.