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Nov
2

Wood – The Green Answer to the Red Zone

Cantabrians are being urged to consider the benefits of timber for the rebuild of Christchurch.

NZ Wood – the promotional arm of the Wood Council of New Zealand – is launching a campaign to encourage the use of structural timber [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
11

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Announced

The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.

The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
26

Distort House

Image Credit: Fernando Gomulya

Architects: TWS & Partners
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 300 sqm
Photographs: Fernando Gomulya

Twisting out something from the usual line is taken in order to create different perception or to enrich some more quality. [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
20

The new best thing since sliced bread?

Ok, technically not wood or wood related BUT I had the little excitement bubbles stirring in my stomach when I saw this on ArchDaily. LEGO® Architecture is the new toy for grown ups without having to pretend you are buying [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
17

Modern Wooden Cabin With Folding Glass Walls

Norway is an amazingly beautiful country of fjords and severe but fantastic Nordic nature. The Scandinavian design is a special branch with its characteristic features but if it’s located near the sea the views would be maximized like in this [ More ] [ Read More ]