Henning Larsen tops World of Volvo with "forest-like canopy"
Mass-timber columns fan out to form a tree-informed roof structure at the World of Volvo exhibition and events centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, by architecture studio Henning Larsen. More
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"Strong focus on aesthetics" contributed to collapse of Norway timber bridge
An official report into the collapse of a 10-year-old mass-timber bridge in Norway in August 2022 has criticised the structure's design and construction. More
Images reveal construction of Studio Gang university in Paris built with 50 per cent natural materials
Construction is progressing on a mass-timber academic building with a stone facade designed by architecture firm Studio Gang for the University of Chicago campus in Paris. More
BIG and A+ Architecture set to design mass-timber transport hub in Toulouse
Architecture studios BIG and A+ Architecture have revealed the design for the mass-timber Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub in Toulouse, France, which will be topped with a rose-coloured "foraine" brick roof. More
Powerhouse Company completes Europe's first mass-timber academic building
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has created the Marga Klompé Building at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, which is "the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood". More
Studio Bark designs water-powered Breach House that enables off-grid living
London-based practice Studio Bark has unveiled plans for Breach House, a water-powered family home located in Leicestershire, UK. More
UK's "most sustainable" neighbourhood the Phoenix receives planning approval
Development company Human Nature has received planning approval to transform a former industrial site in Lewes into a sustainable 685-home neighbourhood that will be the UK's largest made from timber. More
Co-working members' club The Malin opens wood-filled Nashville location
The Malin has designed a work-oriented member's club in Nashville, its first outside of New York City, with an earthy colour palette and a mix of vintage and contemporary furniture to give it a hotel-like feel. More
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
The world's first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. More
HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine
Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities, Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. More
Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction
An architecture team of Nicolás Norero, Leonardo Quinteros and Tomás Villalón has created a community theatre out of glued laminated timber along a lake's shoreline in Panguipulli, Chile. More
Fraser & Partners unveils design for world's tallest hybrid timber tower in Perth
Australian architecture studio Fraser & Partners has revealed its design for a nearly 190-metre-tall residential tower named C6 in Perth, Australia, describing it as a "new benchmark in height for mass timber". More
Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest
Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. More
Snøhetta perches "floating treehouse" on Norwegian hillside
Architecture studio Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka have created House Dokka, a mass-timber home that perches on a hillside in Kongsberg, Norway. More
CookFox Architects designs mass-timber Bruce Springsteen museum
US studio CookFox Architects has designed a museum dedicated to American musician Bruce Springsteen, which will be located in New Jersey. More
Henning Larsen unveils design for world's largest timber logistics centre
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has revealed plans for a mass-timber logistics hub on Flevopolder island, the Netherlands, that will be the largest of its kind in the world. More
Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa
Snøhetta has completed an addition to a Norwegian-American museum and folk art school in Iowa, which includes a large wooden oculus and a mass-timber frame. More
Schiller Projects turns former carriage house into mass-timber residence
New York-based studio Schiller Projects has converted a former Brooklyn carriage house into a single-family residence using mass-timber construction and re-purposed materials. More
Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto
A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. More
Superlimão uses mass timber for the "most sustainable McDonald's in Brazil"
Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald's restaurant in São Paulo. More