Innovation

Jarrah, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt and Victorian Ash play an essential role in the National Portrait Gallery’s expression of Australian identity.

Like so many designers from the North American West Coast, with its abundant Douglas fir and western red cedar forests, Keith Baker requires no encouragement to use timber and nor, he says, do most of his clients.

This contemporary home on a steep slope north of Sydney combines steel and timber to achieve an award-winning ‘traditional’ Pittwater cottage result.

The Mary Rose Museum is a unique timber-clad building protecting the only 16th century warship on display anywhere in the world.

The new two-storey head office of STGM Architects in Quebec City features timber in an impressive list of innovative design, construction and environmental performance applications.

Endless Stair demonstrates the unique structural properties of cross-laminated timber. Devised through modular design, it can be endlessly reconfigured for different sites and contexts.

A stunning residential renovation and addition that uses timber and timber products throughout with a commitment to sustainable design.

The Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat at Tallebudgera in southern Queensland will eventually include more than 40 treatment rooms, numerous preparation areas and relaxation zones.

LifeCycle Tower one is a hybrid prefab wood/concrete building system that is C02 neutral and of PassiveHouse standard

A full scale building project designed and constructed by Monash University Architecture students for observation and engagement with specific light conditions.

Forte Living is a 10 storey apartment building made from cross laminated timber (CLT), an innovative new timber construction material.

To what extent can perceptions on a natural setting inspire a residence for city dwellers? This house in the woods addresses such question by shaping a compact refuge from a combination of different materials.