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Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ UMass Amherst building mixes mass timber and copper-anodized aluminum

Mass timber projects are sprouting up across the United States. From the Pacific Northwest and to the Southeast, timber buildings are growing in scale and complexity. Designed by Boston-based firm ...
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Barkow Leibinger combines timber, brick, plaster, and glazed tile for Hanszen Hall at Rice University

Barkow Leibinger was awarded the design of the new residence while simultaneously working on the Sid Richardson Residential College, which is sited nearby. Originally intending to use mass timber for ...
The Conversation

Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’

Lisa Ottenhaus receives funding from the Australian Research Council to research adaptable timber buildings. They are affiliated with the University of Queensland's Future Timber Hub and involved in ...
Architectural Record

Dillon Kyle Architects Finds Unique Cladding Material in Modified Timber

When your neighbors include the Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel, and the Houston Center for Photography, the last thing you want is a nondescript office building—especially if you’re an architecture ...