Wood Design & Building Award Winners Announced
Wood Design & Building magazine has announced the winning projects from the international Wood Design & Building Awards program. This year, 16…
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TimberFever virtual competition announces 2020 winners
Architectural and civil engineering students from universities across Canada and the United States competed from September 24-27 in the sixth annual TimberFever…
Winning projects celebrated at BC Wood Design Awards
Inspired architecture and innovative structural engineering using wood in a remarkable diversity of building types, sizes and purposes were in the spotlight…
Wander Wood, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The third in a series of pavilion projects at the University of British Columbia tests the limits of robotic wood fabrication technology.
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of ‘tree canopy’ bus shelters
Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.
Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry…
Sidewalk Labs Unveils More Plans For High Tech Toronto Community
Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs unveiled more details around its ambitious plan for a high-tech Toronto community on Thursday, but it’s unclear as to who will…
Moses Structural Engineer’s TimberFever returns for 4th edition
TimberFever’s fourth annual design-build competition begins this week. The event is presented by Moses Structural Engineers and will take place September 20-23.…
TimberFever seeks volunteers for this month’s design competition
In partnership with Moses Structural Engineers, Ryerson University is hosting TimberFever – an intense design and construction competition. Taking inspiration…
Submissions sought for Ontario Wood program at IDS Toronto
Taking place in January, IDS Toronto is poised to return to Canada’s biggest city for its 21st year. For next year, Ontario Wood is a returning initiative to…
September 7 entry deadline for Ontario Wood Design Awards
Time is running out to submit project nominations for the 2018 Wood WORKS! Ontario Wood Design Awards. This high profile annual event celebrates innovative…
Entries open for WoodWorks! Prairie Wood Design Awards
The WoodWorks! Alberta Prairie Wood Design Awards program invites entries that honour excellence in wood architecture. Entries should consist of building…
WoodWorks! case study explores record-breaking Brock Commons
The Canada Wood Council’s WoodWorks! program recently published an in-depth case study analyzing the design and construction process for the University of…
Submissions open for Atlantic Wood Design Awards
The Atlantic Wood Design Awards Event recognizes excellence in wood construction and design, and honour the people and organizations that showcase and promote…
Growing Innovation
The 2015 change in the Ontario Building Code that permits wood structures up to six storeys and the resulting surge in the construction of these buildings,…
Michael Green’s Dock Building brings new presence to Vancouver Yacht Club
Designed by Michael Green Architecture, the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s recently completed Dock Building is an example of industrial architectural elegance…
Silicon Valley giant Katerra acquires Vancouver’s Michael Green Architecture
Katerra, a technology company striving to revolutionize the construction industry, and Michael Green Architecture Inc. (MGA), a globally recognized Canadian…