Swedish Wood Award 50 years

Located high up on a hillside, Copperhill Mountain Lodge is a ski hotel with views that go on and on. The large building’s glulam structural frame has been kept exposed indoors to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

These studios sit at the water’s edge in Skärhamn, close to Gothenburg in Sweden, an idyllic spot in the Bohuslän archipelago. They show great respect for the site and were nominated for the Swedish Wood Award in 2004.

A remarkable building supported on stilts so that it floats in the tree canopy. Emils Backe is a project that combines a serious approach to ecology and sustainability with bold and exciting architecture.

Nominated for the Swedish Wood Award in 2008, Flyinge Riding School is a fine example of how a large hangar-like structure can be erected in a historically sensitive setting and still add something to the landscape. The indoor arena, which is almost entirely made from wood, showcases innovative architecture influenced by local building traditions. Architect: AIX Arkitekter AB.

A dream summer residence. This holiday home, located in the north of Bohuslän, has a carefully considered composition that sits comfortably in relation to the rocks, views and natural landscape. Wouldn’t you agree?

Katarina Kyrka suffered a major fire in 1990. Pooling Sweden’s expertise in ancient crafts and building methods, the church was raised from the ashes, with work completed in 1996.

This little villa reaches for the sea views way off on the horizon on Sweden’s West Coast, while at the same time being very respectful of the plot on which it stands. Every board on the façade reflects the surrounding rocky landscape. Come and take a tour!

Another Växjö marvel! Built between 2008 and 2009, Limnologen comprises four eight-storey apartment blocks situated on the shore of Lake Trummen in Växjö.

Eight floors and a wooden frame! Strandparken is an icon and an early pioneer of multistorey construction in wood. In this clip, you get to find out more about these riverside buildings on the bank of Bällstaån in Sundbyberg in Stockholm, Sweden.

As a last outpost before the mountainous landscape of north-west Dalarna, this museum stands as a gateway to nature. White Arkitekter has sensitively captured the essence of this picturesque location.

The goal was clear from the outset. Through the way they live, each family member could only be responsible for emitting 1 tonne of carbon dioxide per year. Meet a building with lofty environmental ambitions from the Swedish Wood Award 2012.

King Gustaf Vasa fled to Dalarna, in Sweden on skis in the 16th century and hid himself away in Ornäsloftet, Dalarna. The site is now a tourist destination with a visitor centre designed by Hidemark & Stintzing Arkitekter.

The finest preschool in Sweden? Råå Preschool, in Råå, southern Sweden, winner of the Swedish Wood Award 2016, reaches architectural heights rarely seen in designs for the smallest people in Sweden, wouldn’t you agree?

Nominated for the Swedish Wood Award 2016 and Swedens capital Stockholm’s Building of the Year in 2016. In Årsta, south of Stockholm, Skagershuset has garnered a great deal of praise for its architectural qualities, which originate from a smart collaboration between the architect and the supplier of this industrially built wooden apartment block.

Tomtebo forest sauna in Gävle, north of Stockholm, has taken many commentators by storm and it is easy to see why the jury was so bowled over by this building in the 2012 selection process, isn’t it?

This building, created as a palace of entertainment and festivities, sits in Kungsparken in central Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. The building, nominated for the Swedish Wood Award in 2000, makes harmonious use of both concrete and wood.

Universeum was a real crowd-pleaser when it was nominated for the Swedish Wood Award in 2004. The building’s outstanding architecture has made it a popular Gothenburg, Swedens second largest city, landmark that still feels like a breath of fresh air.

The Swedish Transport Administration decided early on that the ventilation towers for the Norra Länken road tunnel in Stockholm should be built in wood. The project proved a great success, with low building costs, fast construction and careful consideration for the nature of Norra Djurgården in Stockholm.

Yes, this really is as spectacular as it sounds. The forest can be used for many things, and here it has been turned into an extraordinary destination with a hotel concept based around incredible rooms built up in the trees.

Over time, the Vasa Museum has become a familiar feature of the Stockholm skyline, even though when it first opened critics considered it too bold for Djurgården. Get to know Vasa Museum in this clip!

The glazed and transparent lower floor made from steel and glass forms an interesting combination with the wooden structure of the upper floor, clad externally in wide spruce planks.

This building represents the very best in holiday home architecture – a building that invites social interaction and blurs the boundary between indoors and out.