OSAKA—A little over a month before its opening, the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo is already making the records book. The Grand Ring of the world's fair was recognized as the “largest wooden architectural ...

From ancestral constructions to the "concrete of the future", terms abound to describe timber. Present in the history and horizon of world architecture, the material demonstrates a sustainable ...

China, this palace-style building features traditional architectural elements such as layered roofs, red wooden structures, and symmetrical design. While it resembles historical palaces, the building ...

Wood is one of the oldest and most versatile materials used by humankind. For centuries, it has been used to build homes, roof frames, and structures capable of withstanding the test of time, harsh ...

A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Named Toyota City Museum, the building ...

One of the first elements used by humans to build shelters, wood is a versatile material that, along with technological advances, remains a protagonist in the construction industry, being used in ...

Its walls are made of cross-laminated timber, and the characteristic roof structure was realised with structural elements from Kielsteg. The latter consist of top and bottom chords of sawn timber and ...

Cedar Speedster, a mass timber office building designed by Weber Thompson in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood, has been recognized with a Regional Excellence Award in the 2021 U.S. Wood Design ...