The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has designated the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee as the world’s tallest timber and concrete hybrid structure. The 25-story Ascent has broken height ...

With mass timber projects on the rise around the United State, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Oregon State University (OSU) have partnered to produce two new reports on how timber buildings can ...

Although initially conceived as a concrete structure, switching to timber as the primary building material proved to have a host of benefits. When San Mateo County set out to build a new office ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a cloudy day in early October, the architect Andrew Waugh circles ...

Composite structural systems that integrate timber and concrete have emerged as a promising solution in modern construction, combining the unique strengths of each material. By harnessing the high ...

Instead of concrete jungles could our cities become urban forests of wooden skyscrapers? Swapping cement and steel for timber is the vision of a number of environmentally-minded architects who are ...

Roofs made from wood are one or the rarest roof types to find around these days, as concrete slab and shingles take over, according to Choice Solutions Roofing and Exteriors Co. In Oklahoma City. Wood ...

In-process, completed, and on-the-boards projects featuring wood, include housing, office towers, museums, and academic buildings from Europe and North America. Image courtesy Michael Green ...

It’s one of the oldest, most sustainable building materials (if harvested correctly) and recent advances in cross-laminated timber (CLT) have made it possible to build taller, multifamily timber ...

The modern industrial era was literally built on steel and concrete, readily available materials that gave buildings the strength to stretch hundreds of stories into the sky. Unlike wood, steel and ...

If the 19th century belonged to iron and steel and the 20th century belonged to concrete, could timber be the building material of our age? That is the question posed by architect Alison Brooks’ “The ...