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Kumiki Architecture unveils family residence in the netherlands Kumiki Architecture presents Forest House, a family home located in Oostvoorne, Netherlands, built to blend in with its forested surroundings. The approach of the design team focuses on sustainability, with most of the materials being biobased, reducing its environmental footprint. The home is made up of […]
A new University City landmark aims to be Philly’s next big hub for AI and innovation while setting a new standard for architectural sustainability. Located at the corner of 34th and Chestnut streets and built by University of Pennsylvania, the six-story, 116,000-sq.-ft. structure is considered the city’s first mass timber building. Named after the university’s […]
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The idea behind this collection of zigzag-shaped timber objects began on Almo Troup and Tild Simpson’s honeymoon earlier this year. Almo (a graduate architect) and Tild (who works in law reform and justice advocacy) are partners in both life and business, working together on Trouthouse, a design studio Almo started about five years ago. ‘Architecture […]
The California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco has long been a hotbed for creative expression in the Bay Area. There, Studio Gang has completed a new mass timber building that offers artists and designers more space to explore. The 82,000-square-foot addition by Studio Gang contains art-making facilities, learning spaces, and terraces. The […]
Ranked: Top Countries by Natural Resource Value This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Natural resources are the backbone of modern manufacturing, necessary to produce everything around us. According to 2021 data from Statista, 10 countries dominate the global […]
anchor Photo courtesy of Microsoft A Gensler and Thornton Tomasetti-led data center project that highlights the enormous potential for similar environmentally-minded hybrid mass timber designs in the booming typology is on its way toward completion in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. The firm is working with […]
Eligible project teams are encouraged to submit proposals for the 2025 Mass Timber Competition: Building Sustainable Schools, funded by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the USDA Forest Service, with support from the Center for Green Schools (CFGS) at USGBC and WoodWorks. This year’s competition will award funds totaling $1.8 million to support projects that accelerate the pace of mass timber adoption in […]
Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. Named FW JI Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, the project in Fengwu Village is shortlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of Dezeen Awards 2024. IARA has added a covered bridge to […]
Nestled on the Rice University campus, amid multiple microhabitats and surrounded by green, you will see a small pavilion that looks a bit like an ancient Greek temple. But this pavilion was carefully crafted to have a modern design. It’s sustainable, beautiful and an example that might just inspire campuses around the world. Continue reading […]