News & BlogsNEW: ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FIRE COMPLIANCE GUIDESYes, you can build without meeting the National Construction Code (NCC) Deemed to Satisfy (DtS) Provisions prescriptive fire requirements. Alternative Solutions are the answer – read more in three new Technical Design Guides and Case Studies. DESIGNING WITH TIMBER – A YOUNG ARCHITECT’S PERSPECTIVECheck out Nicolas Pratt’s perspective on designing with wood - best read in conjunction with Amy Cook's earlier post - an engineer's perspective. Enjoy. DESIGNING WITH TIMBER - AN ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVEAmy Cook, a young structural engineer, writes about some of the challenges and opportunities of working with wood. 2013 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR - BOOKINGS OPENThe WoodSolutions 2012 UK Tour was an outstanding success - now you have the opportunity to join us on the 2013 Tour - 7 wonderful informative and inspiring days - from Munich to Zurich. FREE TIMBER TOWER RESEARCH PROJECTHere's another design approach for very tall timber buildings – captured in a free 72pp research report. YALE UNIVERSITY: TIMBER SKYSCRAPERS VIDEOArchitects Andrew Waugh and Michael Green, both of whom have been keynote speakers at WoodSolutions Seminars, discuss very tall timber buildings. ENROLMENTS OPEN - ONLINE GRAD CERTIFICATE IN TIMBERDifferentiate yourself with an expanded design offering to potential clients, give your career a boost or simply broaden your knowledge about using our only large scale renewable building material. The first step is clicking through to the course details. VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - BDAV AWARDSHere’s a chance to cruise some stunning designs – many involving timber – and win an IPad... WOOD: ART DESIGN ARCHITECTURE - VOTE & WIN AN IPADFrom architecture to art, 28 stunning exhibits – vote for your favourite before June 30 to be eligible to win. Case StudiesBe inspired and informed by browsing WoodSolutions growing range of case studies. If you have a project you would like to be considered for publication as a Case Study, please contact us. Monash University Student HousingInterior and exterior use of timber make student accommodation at Monash University Clayton welcoming and in harmony with its surroundings. Williamstown High SchoolA modern high school in Williamstown, Victoria uses timber as flooring, internal linings, external cladding and exposed structure. University of Wollongong - AIIM Processing and Devices BuildingCentre piece to a composition of buildings this 2 storey timber framed and clad building sits in a courtyard between to 2 storey precast concrete structures. Great Hall – Knox Grammar SchoolThe qualities of wood combine to provide a welcoming space for a range of activities in this versatile space. What would you like to see?Tell us what you’d like to see on WoodSolutions – we’d be delighted to hear from you. *Candlebark School Library. Architect: Paul Haar; Photographer: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff. |
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