NewsNews: Australian Timber Design Awards - Enter Now!The Australian Timber Design Awards has been celebrating excellence in timber design for thirteen years. Entry is open to architects, builders, designers, engineers, interior designers and landscape architects. Categories cover all major applications, small budget projects, sustainability, a People's Choice Award and a Rising Star Award. This year's winners will automatically be considered for the 2013 International Timber Design Awards. News: AIA Members - Design & Durability PresentationsIn late March, Geoff Boughton, Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University and Director TimberED Services, will deliver a two hour CPD seminar "Timber Design, Detailing and Durability" in all capital cities and Newcastle. Case StudiesBe inspired and informed by browsing WoodSolutions growing range of case studies. If you have a project you would like to be considered for publication as a Case Study, please contact us. Avalon HouseA contemporary reimaging of a 1930's cottage, the construction detailing captures the beauty of natural materials through craftsmanship. Structure and materials are revealed and the form reduced to essential elements. Cottage Point HouseCottage Point House is a substantial private sanctuary encapsulating the character of a luxurious resort while responding to and capturing the beauty of the surrounding environment. Cottage Point House is located in an isolated settlement within Ku-ring-gai National Park on the waterfront of Coal and Candle Creek. The site is oriented east over the shallow bay, facing the weathered horizontal sandstone escarpments Featured ContentApplications: PlywoodBend it, shape it, twist it, finish it, reveal it - be inspired by it! At its simplest, plywood is a series of wood veneers bonded together to produce a flat sheet. It's also an extremely versatile product that has inspired designers and builders to use it in a wide range of structural, interior and exterior applications - from formwork to internal paneling, furniture to featured finishes. Read more about the applications of plywood - and remember to click though to the case studies. FREE 248 page plywood and LVL technical design manualDownload the Structural Plywood and LVL Design Manual here. Please note, you must register with WoodSolutions to download - it's fast and free. Video Presentations: Innovative engineering design solutionsWhen a famous architect approaches an internationally prestigious engineering company with a design concept that appears impossible, what happens? In the case of the Metz Pompidou by Shigeru Ban, the answer was simple, work out new design solutions to build it. In this video, Andrew Lawrence takes us though the process of engineering and building the Metz Pompidou and other innovative projects. Andrew Lawrence is an Associate at Arup Advanced Technology & Research Group, London. The presentation, FROM LOG POST TO LAMINATED BEAM, The Birth Of A Modern Seminar series. Viewing this presentation could earn CPD points, depending on your professional association Site TipsSearch is the fastest way...With more than 3,000 pages packed with information, the WoodSolutions site can be daunting if you're not a regular visitor. Try typing key words into the Search function - you might be surprised at the depth of information you find. What would you like to see?Tell us what you'd like to see on WoodSolutions - we'd be delighted to hear from you. |
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