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The race to the top continues - and the top is ever higher when it comes to tall timber buildings. In this press release, Canadian architect Michael Green (who has visited Australia as a guest of WoodSolutions) announces an ambitious project in Paris.

In this, the first of a new series of personal profiles, Tony Nielson talks to New Zealand furniture and lighting designer, David Trubridge.

With the increasing globalisation of design trends, architects and designers are looking further afield for materials and imported American hardwoods, once an exotic choice, are now becoming more mainstream.

Frame Australia is Australia's leading trade show and seminar covering the timber framing and prefabrication sectors. The one day event is an opportunity for architects, building designers, engineers and others in the industry to stay in touch with local and international developments.

The Australian Timber Design Awards are open to architects, landscape architects, building and interior designers and engineers with an array of categories available to cover all types of timber projects and use of timber products. Entries close 26 June 2015. Winners will be announced in Melbourne at the Awards Presentation Night in mid-September.

Design examples are a quick and easy way to see how ideas can be put into practice. In this document, designed for the north American market, a 5 storey timber framed building over a masonry podium is examined.

Nicolas Pratt, an Australian architect living and working in Europe reports on innovative wood projects - this one's a new museum in Sweden

Internationally, as people seek more sustainable building processes, cost comparisons are producing some surprising results, as shown in this project report from Forest and Wood Products Australia.

The role of building materials in the user experience has often been discussed - in general terms. This new report from Planet Ark looks at the scientific evidence that demonstrates the positive influences of wood on the occupants of a building.

A Canadian who recently completed his Master’s degree in Switzerland and now works for a mass timber company in British Columbia. Nicholas provides insight into current market conditions and optimised solutions for innovative design scenarios.

Hartmut Hering, the author of this blog entry, is a German wood construction engineer living in France and specialising in construction methods and technologies.

The Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at University of Tasmania's Launceston campus provides industry-leading undergraduate and postgraduate short and long courses. The Australian Timber Design Workshop (ATDW) in February 2015 involvres students in two weeks of study in UTAS, Launceston, Tasmania

In addition to ongoing tutorials - contact us or read blog posts for details in your area - WoodSolutions is working with professional bodies to create special offers for their members.

The Australian Timber Design Awards are Australia's premier awards for designing and building with timber. A wide range of categories provide opportunities for design and build professionals to showcase their work in different sectors.

WoodWorks is an initiative of the Wood Products Council, a cooperative venture of major North American wood associations as well as government agencies and other funding partners.

WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides cover a wide range of topics and applications and are written by experts for architects, building designers, engineers and other design and build professionals.

timber+DESIGN International is a free online Australian-based e-publication that features the best in innovative and excellent timber projects from local and international designers.

In many aspects, Finland is leading the way in the use of wood and wood products in public and ono-commercial buildings. The new Helsinki Library by ALA Architect's is an example of some of the outstanding design emanating from the region.

The carbon footprint of built structures is determined by many factors, however there are two that architects and designers can readily influence: the energy embodied the structure and the energy consumed during its use. This article suggest that most UK architects are not confident designing sustainable buildings...

timber+DESIGN International is a free online Australian-based e-publication that features the best in innovative and excellent timber projects from local and international designers.

As the UK’s premier award scheme with over 40 years of supporting excellence in the world’s only naturally sustainable material, the not-for-profit competition is the flagship for wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design.

Technical advice can be a time and money saving tool for architects, engineers, designers, builders and more. Now the EWPAA Australian service and WoodSolutions Ask An Expert is complemented by this New Zealand based service.

timber+DESIGN International is a free online Australian-based publication that features the best in innovative and excellent timber projects from local and international designers.

Designed by Melbourne architect John Wardle and Boston’s architect Nader Tehrani, the new Melbourne School of Design (MSD) at Melbourne University is a striking example of innovative design, educational functionality and the use of timber and engineered wood products.