Fire safety used to sit somewhere near the edge of architectural thinking. It was addressed, documented, approved, and then quietly filed away while design decisions moved on. That approach no longer ...

In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Professor Robert Hairstans, a leader in offsite timber construction and ...

Mass timber, an engineered wood product known for its strength and versatility, has emerged as a formidable alternative to traditional construction materials like concrete and steel. As concerns about ...

Remember those old-fashion Lincoln Logs children once played with back before they became glued to their tablets? Today, creative design using wooden materials is no longer just for kids. Across the ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

DUBLIN — The global market for Mass Timber Construction was valued at $990.4 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach $1.3 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030. The "Mass ...

At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s unusual is how they’re ...

Architects are in a proof-of-concept race to construct sustainable wood high-rises. Oct. 31 at 6:30 a.m. SKELLEFTEA, Sweden — It is right to say that the construction of one of the tallest timber ...

From a British school to a secluded house in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of buildings from the Dezeen archives with rustic yet refined facades of rough-sawn timber. Rough-sawn timber is ...

Germany’s most sustainable building is in Berlin, and it’s a beauty. The EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin is a seven-story office complex consisting of two buildings comprising 32,000 square meters of floor ...