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News from August 2025
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A timber time capsule
What techniques were used to build something that has stood for over 700 years?
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A vision beyond planning permission
Berlin Metropolitan School shows how timber can be used to bring sustainable and functional environments to old buildings.
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Svillen – tradition och kollektiv möter samtida kontext
Bohusläns kustbyar och de ikoniska sjöbodarna som stått där i generationer står som inspiration till Svillen.
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The old supports the new
On the outskirts of Barcelona an abandoned brick building has transformed into the foundation for a raised timber building.
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Lucky Strike – kontroll och underkastelse i en konstnärlig process
Den ursprungliga intentionen med projektet var att utforska andra material än trä men vägen ledde till nya perspektiv på träets otyglade potential.
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Prize-winning offices rise from the ruins
The transformation of the old Kockums foundry in Varvsstaden, Malmö, worked like a charm.
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The constantly changing forest
Pine has overtaken spruce as the most common tree species in Sweden – the climate with droughts and storms is part of the reason.
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”In practice, there is no difference between different softwood species"
While pine and spruce are generally comparable and interchangeable, there are certain difference that needs to be consider.