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Timber Design Award 2009 entries online

Timber Design Award 2009 entries on-line

This year’s entries in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards are now available for viewing on-line. Votes can also be cast for the People’s Choice Award.

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Forty-eight entries have been received in the categories of: Residential Architectural Excellence, Residential Engineering Excellence, Commercial Architectural Excellence, Commercial Engineering Excellence, Sustainability, Outdoor Infrastructure, Cladding Building Envelope, and Interior Fit-out.

The awards are announced on Tuesday 27 October.

Teahouse / A1 Architects

Architects: David Maštálka / A1 Architects Location: Prague, Czech Republic Client: David Maštálka and Lenka Kremenová Project year: 2008 (35 days) Contractor: Vojtěch Bilišic , scupltor and carpenter (Slovak Republic) Collaborators: Lenka Kremenová, Marta Maštálková, Rudolf Maštálka Dome construction: Jan Bašta Opponency of Diploma Project: Terunobu Fujimori , University of Tokyo Interpreting: Petr Holý, Director of Czech Center in Tokyo Surface Area: 3,75 sqm Construction Area: 7 sqm Photographs: Ester Havlová [ Read More ]

Wood Bridge In Netherlands As Strong as Steel and a Lot Prettier

Images via Contemporist Have I mentioned that I love wood as a building material? If sustainably harvested it provides a strong, beautiful material that can last for centuries and sequester CO2 the whole time. People have built bridges from it forever, but in such exposed circumstances they don't last forever. But now there are better wood preservation techniques, and Kris De Decker of No Tech Magazine points us to a lovely new bridge in the Netherlands, purported to be the first wooden bridge in the world that can support the heaviest load... [ Read More ]

Onepoto Footbridge

The Onepoto Footbridge demonstrates how careful connection design and the use of curves of a single radius for ease of manufacture can generate a unique visual impact. The architectural glulam elements have created shapes and textures that invite curiosity and interest.

View the case study here