This project explores timber structural systems designed for reuse, focusing on parametric modeling and computational evaluation and initial exploration into physical prototyping or fabrication.

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

It is now easier to make complex, curved timber structures by harnessing wood’s tendency to swell and shrink in response to moisture. The technique has been used to make a large twisting tower in ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

2021 might be remembered as the year when mass timber finally broke through as a construction material in the U.S. Last year, the International Code Council updated its International Building Code by ...

Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Timber Building Design at One of the Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Nation. Sustainable construction is the use of renewable and recyclable materials in ...

Contrary to its name, the Stone Age wasn’t just about stone. The epoch also known as the Neolithic Period also ushered in some of the first structures ever created from wood. The scientific study of ...

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.

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 ...

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat designates the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee as the world’s tallest timber structure The 25-story Ascent is only 4 ft taller than the next-tallest timber ...

Although initially conceived as a concrete structure, switching to timber as the primary building material proved to have a host of benefits. When San Mateo County set out to build a new office ...

The Lakeview Office Building, a new large-scale mass timber project in Kirkland, Wash., has completed construction. The 46,000-sf project is situated on a triangular, prominent site at the gateway to ...