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  • Timber can build Ukraine

    Ukraine faces an enormous reconstruction. Research project WoodReconstruct maps how timber contributes best.

  • From the ashes, for the future

    When the 18th-century church in Kiihtelysvaara was destroyed in an arson attack, the small community lost part of its deep roots.

  • On track

    Varberg’s new station has taken its place as a contemporary coastal landmark.

  • Caught by a storm wind

    Outside Nyköping, five architecture students have built a lean-to shelter that also functions as a gathering point and playground.

  • The first inspires the greatest

    Sweden’s longest timber bridge is now being built across the Skellefteå River.

  • The material of the future can be used again and again

    Simon Mattisson is a pioneer in 3D printing with wood composites.

  • Ingenious geometry

    Illa Glòries is a ground-breaking social housing initiative designed by Cierto Estudio.

  • Trailblazers

    British practice Waugh Thistleton are not just pioneers in constructing tall timber buildings with cross-laminated timber.

  • Bold in Düsseldorf

    An office building engineered for disassembly, where the façade forms part of the load-bearing structure.

  • A school in building with timber

    When Archus was commissioned to design Vallaskolan no one anticipated that the project would mark the start of a development journey

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