Precht's The Farmhouse concept combines modular homes with vertical farms
Architecture studio Precht has developed a concept for modular housing where residents produce their own food in vertical farms. More
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Spinn Arkitekter completes wooden hiking cabin on Norwegian mountain
A wooden cabin with a prefabricated honeycomb-like structure, called Varden, has opened on Storfjellet mountain in Norway. More
Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions
Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects. More
UK ban on combustible building materials will "slow down use of engineered timber"
The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. More
Waugh Thistleton installs modular three-storey maze in V&A's Sackler Courtyard
A nine-metre-high maze built from cross-laminated timber is on show at the V&A during London Design Festival, to demonstrate the potential of carbon-neutral buildings. More
Anders Berensson Architects proposes "wooden skyscraper city" for Stockholm
Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled plans for a conceptual housing development on Stockholm's waterfront containing 31 cross-laminated timber towers. More
MIT champions large-scale timber architecture with Longhouse proposal
Wood is the key to a more sustainable building industry, says architect John Klein, who has led Massachusetts Institute of Technology students in designing a large community centre from mass timber. More
Plans for "pioneering" Portland wooden high-rise put on hold
Construction of a timber-framed high-rise building for Portland's Pearl District, which would have become one of the USA's tallest wooden structures, has been postponed indefinitely. More
OOPEAA's floating sea pools offer new swimming facilities to waterside cities
Architecture studio OOPEAA plans to introduce waterborne swimming pools to coastal and riverside cities around the world, with the first set to be built in Oulu, Finland. More
Prefabricated cabin can be transported to remote locations by lorry
This £39,000 prefabricated cabin by artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod is designed to be easily transported on the back of a lorry. More
Architecture students use cross-laminated timber to build tiny classroom in Oregon forest
Prefabricated panels of cross-laminated timber were used to construct this micro cabin in the Pacific Northwest, designed and built by architecture students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. More
View the best wooden architecture via our updated timber Pinterest board
Following plans for the world's tallest timber tower in Tokyo, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to wooden buildings, which includes a French social housing project with a slatted facade, and a latticed community centre by German students. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
"If urban densification is inevitable, then let it be done with a material that makes us happy"
The mass-timber revolution is coming, says Clare Farrow, co-curator of the new London exhibition Timber Rising: Vertical Visions for the Cities of Tomorrow. More
USA's largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey
Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. More
Skýli mountain shelter is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions
Utopia Arkitekter has designed a tent-like shelter that could provide a cosy retreat for trekkers in the mountains. More
Winning design revealed for new library at London's brutalist Thamesmead estate
Architecture studio Bisset Adams has won a competition to design a lakeside library and community centre in southeast London, as part of a major overhaul of the brutalist Thamesmead estate. More
Vitsœ completes "intentionally unfinished" cross-laminated-timber headquarters
British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, featuring a saw-toothed roof and modular construction that means it can be easily updated. More
Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers "the future of low carbon construction"
Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London's Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the "world's largest cross-laminated timber building". More
Casagrande Laboratory designs wooden micro house for city dwellers
Finnish architecture firm Casagrande Laboratory designed this self-sufficient prefab house to fit on the footprint of a single car-parking space. More
Prefabricated holiday home by Nicole Lachelle and Christian Niessen is clad in charred timber
This prototype house overlooking Lake Maggiore was designed by Nicole Lachelle and Christian Niessen to demonstrate the capabilities of prefabricated wood construction, and features charred-timber facades enclosing a bright-white interior. More