Posts Tagged ‘Wood by Design eNewsletter’

Aug
9

Wood by Design – August 2011

THE NZ WOOD UPDATE ABOUT TIMBER ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

Andrew Waugh joins September seminar series

The designer of London’s nine-storey wooden Stadthaus tower, Andrew Waugh, is visiting New Zealand this September. He will be leading seminars on multi-storey timber building [ More ] [ Read More ]

Jun
10

Wood by Design – June 2011

THE NZ WOOD EMAIL ALERT FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS

Mythbuster – the burning question…

As the world’s architects and designers increasingly look to using the advantages of wood for multi storey construction, we ask the question: How would a timber [ More ] [ Read More ]

May
13

Wood by Design – May 2011

THE NZ WOOD EMAIL ALERT FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS

Meridian First Light House

The eco-friendly bach is on show at Frank Kitts Park till May 24, when it will be dismantled and flown to Washington DC as the southern hemisphere’s [ More ] [ Read More ]

Apr
5

Wood by Design – April 2011

THE NZ WOOD EMAIL ALERT FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS

Accoya® wood reaches NZ shores

Extremely popular in Europe, the environmentally-friendly timber treatment process that modifies the wood to improve durability and performance is now available in New Zealand. NZ Wood [ More ] [ Read More ]

Mar
7

Wood by Design – March 2011

THE NZWOOD EMAIL ALERT FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS

Kobe revisited

NZ Wood’s Brian Langham visited Kobe six months after its devastating quake in 1995. The article he wrote at the time is reproduced here in light of its parallels with [ More ] [ Read More ]