The news

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  Sara Kulturhus, one of the world’s tallest mass timber buildings, wins the Swedish Wood Award 2024

  The winner of the Swedish Wood Award 2024 was announced at the Wood Award Gala last month, and the prize went to Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå – a local landmark that has garnered international attention for its sheer innovation, which has advanced the cause of wood construction no end. Every four years, industry body Swedish Wood presents the award to a building in Sweden that represents good architecture in wood and that reflects the times we live in.

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  Housing with a focus on simplicity and socialising

  ARTICLE A few years ago, a vision of a future society was realised in the southern German town of Bad Aibling.

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  Vilka är de största utmaningarna med att återbruka byggmaterial?

  Swedish property company Fabege wants to significantly scale up the amount of materials the construction sector reuses, which is why the company has opened a reuse hub.

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  Office block built to be dismantled

  ARTICLE The Hasletre office block in the expanding Oslo neighbourhood of Hasle is built entirely of wood, with the idea that everything can be dismantled and reused. Several parts of the building are themselves also made from reused or recycled materials.

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  How the forest can contribute to climate benefits in the city

  “We must use available and proven methods that we know will result in reduced climate emissions from everything we build,” says Anna Ryberg Ågren.

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  Red Sea crisis hits Swedish exports of forest products

  One in three ships transporting Swedish goods that transits the Suez Canal carries forest products. Houthi rebel attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea are deterring traffic through the canal, resulting in supply chain uncertainty and increased costs.

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  Library for new contexts

  ARTICLE Barcelona’s new library attracts people from near and far to enjoy its content and architecture. The stylised book design of the façade leaves no doubt about the building’s function, and inside, a spiral staircase leads visitors through the open spaces, enticing them to stay longer.

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  Sustainable development in different ways - Freyja

  ARTICLE The area around Slussen in Stockholm is changing rapidly, with new meeting places popping up everywhere.

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  Sustainable development in different ways – Gjuteriet

  ARTICLE Sustainable construction requires us to preserve existing assets, but that doesn’t prevent us from creating new ones.

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  Temple complex of newly built volumes for body, soul and the landscape, with different functions in a harmonious whole

  ARTICLE Shrouded in gentle mist, the temple complex looks like a mirage in the damp greenery of the South Downs National Park in Hampshire, UK.