WoodSolutions 2013 Central Europe Study Tour
WoodSolutions tours are a great way to be informed and inspired - while broadening your knowledge and building a wider business network. Join our small groups of architects, engineers, developers and building professionals, visiting landmark projects - and meeting some of the people behind them.
PLEASE NOTE: THE DECEMBER 2013 TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED, POSSIBLY RESCHEDULING IN MID 2014. Updates will be provided through WoodSolutione newsletters to registered users.
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WoodSolutions 2013 Central Europe Study Tour
Seven days and eight nights of wonderful inspiration, information and fun in December, from Munich to Zurich for only AUD$3850*.
Join our group of architects, engineers, developers and building professionals visiting landmark projects - and meeting some of the people behind them.
Your tour leader for this tour will be Andrew Lawrence, a working specialist timber engineer and an Associate in Arup's Advanced Technology & Research Group, London.
Read what some of our previous Tour participants have said:
"The tour was exquisitely programmed with just the right amount of touring and down time for getting to know the other delegates.... the dining was a blast too. I'd thoroughly recommend the 2013 trip to Europe, it looks fabulous."
"As an architect actively involved with projects using engineered timber building systems, I found the WoodSolutions UK Tour to be an informative and engaging experience. It added depth to my client discussions."
‘The WoodSolutions UK Tour was an educational, brilliantly organised and inspirational fieldtrip that showed off the best of the UK's modern engineered timber buildings as well as a few old classics. The action packed tour raised my understanding of how wood can be used to build in a range of applications. The tour leaders were informative, extremely knowledgeable and fun to spend time with. In addition, delicious food, drink and accommodation topped off a fabulous week. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this fieldtrip to anyone and would love to attend again.'
" ....meeting many of the people responsible for the projects visited, made for a far more intelligent discussion of issues and I learned much, much more than I would have by simply visiting the
buildings themselves."
Travel in comfort and stay in style
You will enjoy travelling in absolute comfort on board a luxury coach and stay in carefully selected 4 Star hotels in beautiful locations set amongst the scenic beauty of lakes, mountains, architectural and music history.
Access people and places not normally available
Our small tour group will visit high profile projects and meet some of the building professionals behind them - people you could not usually access. In addition, you'll also have the opportunity to dine with inspirational architects, engineers, academics, fabricators and contractors. Listen to their stories and gain from their knowledge.
Visit the International Timber Construction Forum 2013
The International Wood Construction Conference (IHF2013) provides architects, engineers and builders with an opportunity to report on experiences, processes and goals related to wood structures and construction. It is a multi-stream seminar program - with content ranging from case studies to an academic display area.
Supported by many of Europe's leading universities, professional associations and manufacturers, this is an invaluable opportunity to gain an overview of contemporary timber construction innovations.
Limited to 25 guests only
Dates:
Saturday 30 November - Welcome dinner
Sunday 1 December - Saturday 7 December (inclusive)
Optional 2 day ski extension to St Moritz
For tour information, please download the brochure, or contact:
Eileen Newbury
Leading Edge International
E: eileen@leadingedgeevents.com.au
M: +61 (0) 419 313 163
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WoodSolutions Central Europe Study Tour - December 2013 (subject to change)
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Saturday 30 Nov | Arrive at Munich airport |
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| Welcome dinner After dinner talk by architect Arthur Schankula, Schankula Architects - a specialist in timber architecture and construction - and designer of two modular timber building systems. |
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Sunday 1 Dec | In the morning, visit the Center of Languages of the UAS Weihenstephen, Freising; Florian Nagler Architekten (Munich), 2005 |
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| Spend the early afternoon at the Neuschonau treewalk - a 1300m promenade and a 44m wooden tower enclosing a 500m spiral catwalk. See pictures of this fascinating structure here. Lunch Meet Joseph Stoger, architect, the architect who designed the Tree Top Walk Tower you've just visited. | Neuschonau |
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| Drive (2h) to Salzburg |
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Monday 2 Dec | Tour the Wiehag glulam factory | Altheim |
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| Visit the Zinkenbach Pedestrian bridge | Zinkenbach |
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| Visit the Salzburg Sports arena | Salzburg |
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| Visit the New Wels Exhibition Centre Discover more about the Exhibition Centre at the Wiehag website. | Wels | Salzburg |
Tuesday 3 Dec | Tour the Binderholz CLT factory | St Georgen |
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| Visit Germany's first 8-storey timber building, the CLT Office and Apartment Building, Bad Aibling; Schankula Architects (Munich), 2011. | Near factory |
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| Optional visit to the nearby Hotel "Tannerhof", Bayrischzell; Prizewinner German Timber Awards 2013 This 'nature hotel' is nestled in a country valley. Discover more here. |
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| Drive (2h) to Garmisch |
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Wednesday 4 Dec | Spend the day at the International Wood Construction Conference (IHF2013) seeing the latest, techniques and processes. Or take time out. A Q&A session with Hermann Kaufmann is an invaluable opportunity to ask questions about things you've seen at the conference, or any other timber topics. | Garmisch | Garmisch |
Thursday 5 Dec | Spend the morning catching up with the parts of the conference you missed yesterday, or take time out. | Garmisch |
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| In the first part of the afternoon, go to the Tax office Garmisch-Partenkirchen; Reinhard Bauer Architekten (Munich), 2010; Prizewinner German Timber Awards 2013 | Garmisch |
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| Then visit the Alpenhotel Ammerwald, Reutte; Oskar Leo Kaufmann/Albert Rüf ZT GmbH (Dornbirn), 2008. Spectacularly located, this is the BMW group's own hotel and seminar centre. Mirroring their automotive industry clients, the architects used prefabrication during construction. | Reutte |
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| Drive to Dornbirn (2h) |
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Friday 6 Dec |
Attend a presentation by Austrian Developer CREE at LCT1 Dornbirn, their timber-concrete hybrid HQ; also by Christoph Dunser of Hermann Kaufmann Architekten. Discover more about the innovative CREE by Rhomberg composite building system here. | Dornbirn |
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| Visit Hermann Kaufmann's Community Centre & Housing Projects, Ludesch | Ludesch |
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| Tour the Kaufmann/CREE building IZM at Vandans with Chistoph Dünser from Kaufmann Architects. | Vandans |
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| Drive to Zurich (90 mins) |
| Zurich |
Saturday 7 Dec | In the morning, tour the Tamedia Building (Shigeru Ban Architect) - hosted by Blumeer Lehmann See more of this wood framed structure that uses traditional Japanese carpentry, executed by CNC. | Zurich |
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| Lunch at the Stadium Letzigrund, with Carlo Galmarini,from Walt Galmarini Engineers, as your host. | Zurich |
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| Following lunch, Carlo will take you on a tour of the Elephant House under construction at Zurich Zoo | Zurich |
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| At the farewell dinner, you'lll see a presentation by Konrad Merz, Structural Engineer and Principal of Merz Kley Partner. This firm is responsible for the structural design of many award winning European projects - some of which you will have visited. Visit Merz Kley Partner's website here | Zurich |
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