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Timber is having a renaissance as an architectural material, as more architects come to understand its properties, and enjoy adding it to their repertoire of materials. With a growing crop of good new timber buildings, architects are coming to realise that this is no longer the sole preserve of the traditionalist, but a material that has an important role to play in the contemporary world. The book's introduction examines the ways in which a raw material of diminishing quality (but abundant quantity) can be 'stretched' to perform as it has never done before using new technology and careful detailing. The 40 case studies are devoted to some of the most interesting new wood projects from around the world. The projects are grouped in seven themed chapters. Featured architects from around the world include Steven Holl, Foster and Partners, Rural Studio, Renzo Piano and Shigeru Ban.

Building, Wooden --- Architecture, Modern

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This book contains papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Timber Structures, which was held in collaboration with the Technical Centre of Wood Industry in Belgium. It explores the latest developments in wood products and their application as structural components. The focus of the included works is to draw attention to new research and real applications from both researchers and practitioners, and to present new and innovative ideas in this significant field. Rapid advances have recently been made in the development and processing of innovative ecologically friendly wood products. A variation of new structural shapes can now be fabricated and used to construct buildings and bridges which have minimal impact on the environment. Wood is particularly appealing since it is renewable and has no carbon footprint when it is harvested in a sustainable way. Timber structures are ecologically sound and comparatively low cost. The material lends itself to ground-breaking designs and new types of composites offer reliable, robust and safe materials.

Building, Wooden --- Wooden-frame buildings

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This resource covers the material selection, structural design and connections detailing of truly sustainable timber buildings through: consideration of the nature of wood and the heritage of timber construction, including the importance of forestry and conservation; a review of modern techniques to improve the durability, fire resistance and predictability of structural timber elements and their vital connections; analysis of the many architectural and structural options, from roundwood shells through glulam arches and gridshells to long span hybrid structures; and case studies from around the world illustrating the principles discussed and the true potential of timber construction.

Building, Wooden --- Lumber --- Sustainable construction

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A superb selection of wooden constructions. The collection has been carefully chosen to present some of the finest examples of wooden architecture today. The latest techniques and imaginative proposals, from prominent architects on the international scene, will offer readers inspiration to apply to their own projects. Full-color photos and concise explanatory texts provide the architects? perspectives for each construction and make this volume an essential book in the collection of any architect or student of architecture.

Building, Wooden --- Architecture, Modern --- Architecture, Domestic --- History

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Building, Wooden. --- Building, Wooden --- Technological innovations. --- Houtconstructies ; houtarchitectuur ; Zwitserland ; 20ste eeuw --- 691.11 --- 72.038 --- Bouwmaterialen ; hout --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1950 - 2000 --- Wood construction --- Wooden architecture --- Wooden building --- Building --- Technological innovations --- Building with wood --- Building, Wooden - Switzerland. --- Building, Wooden - Technological innovations.