The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

Having recently validated assumptions about floor-system capacities in its timber-and-concrete structural model for a 42-story residential building, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is ...

Timber is becoming increasingly popular as the most sustainable construction material. But structural timber design is not easy. Currently, floor framing designers produce many possible designs before ...

The Arbour, designed by Toronto's Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects, is a groundbreaking timber tower with Fast + Epp collaborating as structural engineer. (Courtesy Moriyama & ...

Each act of the American Repertory Theater’s new home has been built differently than the one constructed before it.

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English ...

Q: There's a growing gap on one side of the wall that divides the living and dining rooms in my 60-year-old split-level home. Do I need a structural engineer, an architect or someone else? Kensington, ...

Selecting oak timber flooring is a definitive statement of quality and style that requires a thorough understanding of the material's unique biological and structural characteristics. Oak has remained ...