Wood: a key resource for south tyrol
In this northern Italian region, wood is a vital resource that brings together tradition, the economy and environmental protection. The short and sustainable supply chain is worth €1.3 billion and involves thousands of local companies.
– Seilerlinhart Architects’s project for a carpentry in Switzerland, an elongated timber production hall, covered with local spruce shingles, reflects the sustainability of the timber system.
– A geometrical palisade of cedar slats, interrupted by big windows, that follows the contours of the site: so it appears the house completed by Paul Bernier Architecte on Lac Grenier, Québec.
– Kengo Kuma brought to the Jardin des Tuileries a concept between art and architecture, that “offers an organic geometry by a geometric composition of wooden elements”.
– Presented in Tokyo, Kamuy is the new wooden furniture collection by Fukasawa for the Japanese company Conde House designed with smooth lines.
– After steel and glass, we take a look at the great pieces of architecture featuring wood that lined the Cardo and Decumanus, channelling sustainability, age-old knowhow and new technology.
– Vo Trong Nghia’s conference hall for the Naman Retreat is an impressive vault bamboo structure that demonstrates the many possibilities of use of this material in architecture.
– Cárcamo Segovia chooses two simple shapes, the circle and the rectangle, for his table made of two superimposed levels and designed for small spaces.
– AZC has transformed the design of two university auditoriums in Paris in an occasion to realize the transformation of a city block court, creating a functional and desirable urban space.
– How much kiosk can you get for $75,000? Team Ultramoderne probes this question through a quest to build the largest flat wood roof possible using Cross-Laminated Timber.
– For his own house in Los Angeles, Martin Fenlon refurbished a 1920’s bungalow adding a new frontispiece which is nested within the old house while maintaining a stark differentiation.
Top: Atelier Pierre Thibault, La Chèvre, Canada
Time Space Existence: the Future of Architecture In Venice
Until November 23, 2025, Venice is the global hub for architectural discussion with "Time Space Existence." This biennial exhibition, spearheaded by the European Cultural Centre, features projects from 52 countries, all focused on "Repairing, Regenerating, and Reusing" for a more sustainable future.