SOM has worked with the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to explore a low-carbon alternative to conventional timber framing called SLT and build a pavilion to demonstrate its capabilities. Partly inspired by cross-laminated timber (CLT) – the engineered wood made strong by gluing strips of timber together in a crisscross … Continue reading SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial