Wood provides more space for studentsör studenter
ARTICLE A formerly austere and closed-off concrete building has been transformed into a bright and welcoming space, dominated by warm and fragrant wood.
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Sustainable buildings adorn the Olympics
ARTICLE Sustainability ambitions were high for the Paris Olympics.
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A changing space
ARTICLE A changing space with a flexible structure and innovative lighting for artistic creativity and social interaction.
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Unique landmark hits new heights
ARTICLE With its rounded form and unique timber structure, World of Volvo has quickly become a popular landmark.
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Volumes for shared living
ARTICLE Thanks to its geometric shape and grey finish, the holiday home, blends almost seamlessly into the countryside of southern Chile.
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Legible history in preserved warehouse
ARTICLE Author Carl Jonas Love Almqvist wrote an acclaimed essay and nothing could better exemplify his much-quoted words than Gunnar Asplund’s warehouse from the 1910s.
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Blue-stained wood at risk of being discarded unnecessarily
ARTICLE Blue-stained wood, with its characteristic blue grain, does not have to be rejected by consumers.
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The world needs Swedish timber
Future prospects in both the EU Single Market and in the US look good for the Swedish wood products industry.
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Flexible office block has unique identity
ARTICLE Office block with curved green façade panels inspired by the sea.
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Moisture content creates new opportunities
ARTICLE While the last generation of ‘timmermän’ in the 1920s were still building cottages, cabins and farmhouses from logs in rural Sweden, engineers on the continent were experimenting with glulam and shell structures.