Timber in the City: Design and construction in mass timber is an architectural book that looks at not just the design of a building, but the design of a community.

Although this book does not deal with contemporary architecture or design in wood, Timber Building in Britain is both engaging and interesting. R.W. Brunskill has endeavoured to explain how timber was used in Britain from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, covering aspects from timber choice and cultivation to carpentry.

Cities in Australia are very familiar with the terrace houses that define some of their most picturesque suburbs.

Coming from just before the turn of the 21st century, The New Wood Architecture documents what is very much the beginning of the modern era in timber construction.

The Forever House is divided into sections based on the decade in which the houses were built, running from the 1950s to the 1980s.

The Scandinavian countries have a strong tradition of building in wood, one that has outlasted the modern age of steel and concrete.

Superlight: Lightness in contemporary houses is a fantastic introduction to progressive design, with a focus on sustainable and ‘light’ architecture.

The problem with many books on architecture is that to get a sense of a house, you need to move around in it - enter the front door, move through the space, maybe even live there for years - before you can say that you have experienced it. Architecture is a three-dimensional art form that is difficult to capture on a two-dimensional page.

Wood often features as an accentual or complementary choice in modern building, cladding and panelling in timber to create a warm and attractive space while maintaining a simple, cost effective steel and/or concrete structure.

Small Houses, collated and written by Claudia Hildner, provides a unique insight into single family residences in Japan.