ARTICLE Our cities are seeing an increasing number of smart construction projects in wood – unique, stand-out projects of various types that embrace their urban setting without being too forward. As cities grow and change, wood is set to become part of their new identity.
ARTICLE Now, the country’s largest office block in wood stands proudly on the site next to the central station in Uppsala.
Anna Ryberg Ågren, currently CEO of building materials organisation Byggmaterialindustrierna, will become Director of Swedish Wood on 1 December. In taking on the leadership of this industry body, Anna can draw on her extensive experience in environmental issues, sustainability and urban development.
ARTICLE Gaming giant builds block in Helsinki’s new Wood city using new construction systems and innovative solutions.
ARTICLE Read about the hobby workshop that combines tradition and modernity, with the low roof pitch reflecting the rolling landscape.
ARTICLE Norwegian furniture maker Vestre has taken sustainability to a whole new level. The vision is that all their furniture will last forever. Now they have built the world’s most sustainable furniture factory in wood – the spectacular propeller-shaped building has become an attraction in its own right.
ARTICLE On a hill in the Norwegian mountain village of Sinnes stands a house dedicated to the surrounding forest. Made entirely of wood, the building is a modern take on the Norwegian cabin, with the playfully cheeky name Timber Temple.
ARTICLE This elongated wooden house in Bohuslän is like no other – designed like a tied-arch bridge, it spans between two rocks to make minimal impact on nature. This makes its footprint less than one square metre.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Trä! caught up with Professor Lesley Lokko during her brief visit to Sweden as keynote speaker at the Architecture Gala. Lesley Lokko is the founder of the African Futures Institute (AFI) in Accra, Ghana, and has been appointed curator of the Venice Biennale in 2023.
ARTICLE Japanese architect Takaharu Tezuka spent six months drawing the 56 metre long ornamented panel that envelops Niijima Gakuen Junior College Hall & Chapel. The result is an imaginary forest walk where trees’ leaves and branches work their magic on the light in the space.
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