Tag: Timber | Architecture Now

Wood Building Innovation from New Zealand and Austria

Calendar | Talk, Christchurch, 14 Nov 2012
Five speakers will offer opportunities for architects and those interested in increasing the value of the Christchurch rebuild.

Rebuilding Christchurch with Wood seminar

Calendar | Conference, Blenheim, 20 Oct 2012
A seminar to discuss the benefits of using wood in the rebuild of Christchurch.

2012 Timber Design Awards finalists

News | Thirty-eight entries across nine categories have been selected as finalists in the 2012 Timber Design Awards.

World Conference on Timber Engineering

Calendar | Conference, Auckland, 15 Jul 2012 to 19 Jul 2012
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.

Engineering wood

Review | Seismic design: post-tensioned timber-framed buildings – a Kiwi innovation from the University of Canterbury.

World’s tallest CLT building

News | The world’s tallest cross laminated timber (CLT) building is being built in Melbourne.

Timber Design Awards: call for entries

News | The awards are open to New Zealand architects, builders, designers, engineers and students.

Seismic design, in wood

News | Two new buildings to be built in Christchurch will utilise the post-tensioned LVL building system.

Taira Nishizawa - Wooden works

Calendar | Talk, Auckland, 23 May 2012
As part of the School of Architecture and Planning’s Communiqué Autumn Lecture Series, Taira Nishizawa will talk about his experience and work with wood.

ForestWood 2012

Calendar | Conference, Wellington, 21 Mar 2012
ForestWood 2012 is a pan-industry conference attracting world class speakers and presenters.

Specifying and detailing timber seminar

Calendar | Conference, Brisbane, 21 Nov 2011
Refuel Queensland will hold a seminar on how to ensure timber designs turn out the way they are planned.

Winning With Wood

Calendar | Festival 2 Sep 2011 to 22 Oct 2011
Winning With Wood is a seven week festival of forest and wood-related activities around New Zealand. The festival showcases innovation in all aspects of the forestry and wood products sector.

Western Red Cedar – sustainability and applications

Western red cedar: sustainability research

Practice | This article looks at recent research on the sustainability of western red cedar with examples of its application in projects.