Mass timber

Construction is underway on the $180 million Gateway Building at the University of British Columbia, designed by Perkins&Will and Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Intended as a “principal point of entry” to the UBC campus, the design of the six-story, 267,000-square-foot mass timber building seeks to...

As steel and concrete fall to the wayside due to their steep environmental costs, glulam architecture is rising to exciting new heights.

Rugged plateaus and valleys covered in rich forest surrounds the city of Fayetteville. This wealth of wood has shaped the history of the region and a culture of deep-rooted knowledge in timber production. The Anthony Timberlands Center will be a new specialized division of Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design solely dedicated to educating the future experts in wood design. Inspired by the local history, our proposal aims to set global standards for innovative wooden constructions.

Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has completed Founders Hall, a building with mass-timber structural elements for the University of Washington.

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Both Peavy Hall and the greater Forest Science Complex at the Oregon State University College of Forestry were designed by Michael Green Architecture

Barcelona-based studio Miralles Tagliabue EMBT has revealed images of its sculptural Naples metro station with multiple wooden arches.