Articles for Mass Timber

Goa’s The Timber Residence is India’s first home built using mass-timber technology
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Goa’s The Timber Residence is India’s first home built using mass-timber technology

The Hindu  

When Sahil Barua, co-founder of e-commerce logistics company Delhivery, approached New Delhi-based firm Architecture Discipline to design his home, he wanted to bring in a timeless approach to design”. “His vision aligned perfectly with our philosophy, facilitating a deeply collaborative process,” says Akshat Bhatt, principal architect at the firm, who has now created India’s first mass-timber home in Vagator, Goa, …

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Milwaukee is developing the world’s tallest timber tower, again
55 years, 2 months ago

Milwaukee is developing the world’s tallest timber tower, again

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. MGA, which specializes in wooden architecture, hopes that the project will set a “new global benchmark for mass timber construction.” The project is part of the redevelopment of the Marcus Performing Arts Center, which opened in …

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3 projects show climate-conscious design can be beautiful
1 year, 6 months ago

3 projects show climate-conscious design can be beautiful

LA Times  

The mixed-use structure at 843 N. Spring St. designed by Lever Architecture is one of the largest mass timber structures in Los Angeles. Look up and you’ll find that the building’s floor plates are partly supported by broad panels of mass timber, the generic term used to describe a variety of industrial, engineered woods. Thomas Robinson, co-founder of Lever Architecture, …

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Singapore university unveils Asia’s largest timber building
1 year, 9 months ago

Singapore university unveils Asia’s largest timber building

CNN  

Singapore CNN — Singapore has long billed itself as a “garden city,” a term coined in the 1960s by the country’s founding father and former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. But 81-year-old Ito believes attitudes are “changing rapidly” in Asia, adding: “Singapore is especially quick to make these things a reality.” Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority claims that using mass …

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Timber skyscrapers reach for record heights and sustainable Australian cities
2 years, 7 months ago

Timber skyscrapers reach for record heights and sustainable Australian cities

ABC  

Timber skyscrapers up to 50 storeys tall may soon dot Australian skylines in a push to decarbonise and revitalise urban construction. Key points: Three Australian building projects may become the world's tallest timber skyscrapers Developers are paying for timber's natural aesthetic and its sustainability compared to concrete and steel Engineered timber for towers like these could channel more of Australia's …

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