Opportunities Hub: Projects to add to your bid list31 March 2025IntelligenceLatest: Cornish community hub and public realmLatest: Cornish community hub and public realmRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Making things move27 June 2017IntelligenceThe basics of designing moving structuresThe basics of designing moving structuresRegion: United KingdomMore: Structural engineeringBridgesEngineeringTall buildingsStructures
Sponsored by the Wood AwardsStructural18 November 2014BuildingsWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldRegion: United KingdomMore: LeisureOfficeEducationStructure
How do we optimise structure for low carbon?31 January 2024IntelligenceThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designRegion: United KingdomMore: Climate actionAKT IISteve ToonMaterialsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyConcreteSteelTimber
Charley Brentnall, 1956-2024, pioneer in timber structures12 March 2024CultureExpert in structural timber who taught and learnt in equal measure through rich collaborationsExpert in structural timber who taught and learnt in equal measure through rich collaborationsRegion: United KingdomMore: Charley BrentnallPiers TaylorStructural timberConservation & heritageDesign construction & technologyInvisible StudioProfile
Strength and beauty10 November 2015IntelligenceShell lace structure shortlisted for President’s Awards for ResearchShell lace structure shortlisted for President’s Awards for ResearchRegion: United KingdomMore: StructureResearchRIBA Research AwardTonkin LiuMaterialsShell lace structure
Woven flax structure creates sustainable waves30 August 2024ProductsHybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for prototype pavilion enables column-free spansHybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for prototype pavilion enables column-free spansRegion: EuropeMore: University of StuttgartFlax industryMaterialsStephen CousinsCLT structuresSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyBio-based construction
Branching off: using Y-shaped tree sections as structural connections25 May 2022ProductsUsing AI and robotics to upcycle forks in tree trunks as connecting structures in buildingsUsing AI and robotics to upcycle forks in tree trunks as connecting structures in buildingsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Stephen CousinsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyMITArtificial intelligenceRoboticsTimberTrees
In association with Swedish WoodSwedish Wood launches UK edition of Design of Timber Structures7 November 2022ProductsThree-volume series for structural engineers and architects is available as free PDFThree-volume series for structural engineers and architects is available as free PDFRegion: United KingdomMore: Swedish WoodWood CampusTimberWoodConstructionEngineeringSustainabilitySpecification and compliance
Recypark in Anderlecht, Belgium, makes circular economy a pleasure15 January 2025IntelligenceWaste collection centre and skatepark repurposes structural timber frameWaste collection centre and skatepark repurposes structural timber frameRegion: EuropeMore: Circular economyReuseTimberStructural timber51N4ERotor DCStephen CousinsSustainable architectureClimate action
Swell idea30 September 2016ProductsInflatable structure is popping up all over LondonInflatable structure is popping up all over LondonRegion: LondonMore: Temporary structureLondonDOSIS ArchitectureSecond Home
Frei Otto, 1925 – 201525 March 2015Culture2015 Pritzker winner and lightweight structures pioneer2015 Pritzker winner and lightweight structures pioneerRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Structures