Wood’s strength depends on the direction of the grain. The technical term for this variance is “orthotropic,” which means having different strengths in three planes perpendicular to each other. Wood ...

Glued Laminated Wood (Glulam) is a structural material manufactured through the union of individual wood segments. When glued with industrial adhesives (usually Melamine or Polyurethane resin ...

Many new libraries are being designed with exposed glued laminated (glulam) timbers to provide warm aesthetics. The timber also helps avoid an "industrial looking" interior. The new Trafalgar branch ...

Wood, an age-old building material, has left its mark on the history of architecture. Structures like townhouses and ancient cathedrals have seen usage and innovation with wood as a primary material.

Many new libraries are being designed with exposed glued laminated (glulam) timbers to provide warm aesthetics. The timber also helps avoid an "industrial looking" interior. Many new libraries are ...

We are in the middle of a mass timber construction revolution. What is everyone talking about here? We are in the middle of a construction revolution, and after attending Woodrise in Quebec City, it ...

Although some historic downtown churches are closing, new church construction is increasing across the United States. Exposed glued laminated trusses and beams are an increasingly popular choice for ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The use of conventional wood in buildings could become a thing of the past as a new “engineered wood” offers greater potential for the construction and furniture industries. Known as ...

Global architecture studio SOM and landscape architecture studio James Corner Field Operations have installed a block-long timber truss bridge called Timber Bridge, which connects Manhattan's High ...

A pavilion by Swedish studio In Praise of Shadows, originally created as a companion piece for a Venice Architecture Biennale design, has been placed in Stockholm's Rosendal Garden. Now called ...