Practising Wood in Architecture
eBook - ePub

Practising Wood in Architecture

Connecting Design, Construction and Sustainability

  1. 212 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Practising Wood in Architecture

Connecting Design, Construction and Sustainability

About this book

In the stark light of the climate emergency, using wood instead of concrete, steel, or masonry is increasingly seen as a way of reducing the environmental impact of architecture and construction. More and more new buildings are showcasing innovative ways to work with wood. Wood can help architects achieve ambitious sustainability targets, including the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

How can architects, student architects, and those in the construction industry better understand the qualities, characteristics, and possibilities of building with wood? Practising Wood in Architecture explores the methods, philosophies, and possibilities of contemporary teaching practices in architecture. This book explores how architecture students are learning to build with wood and interrogates the consequences for architectural practice.

Based on original research conducted over two years, the book explores innovative projects that use wood in China, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, South Africa, and Switzerland. These case studies demonstrate the many advantages of wood, including its simplicity of use, its affordability, and its sustainability. The book focuses on ongoing initiatives that show the educational and professional impact of the use of wood in architecture and construction by students and professionals alike.

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Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040312940
Edition
0
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Case Study Figures
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Foreword
  10. Selected Terminology
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction
  12. Chapter 2 The Architect and the Forest
  13. Case Study 1 Studio in the Woods, United Kingdom
  14. Chapter 3 The Characteristics of Wood
  15. Case Study 2 Hooke Park, Architectural Association, United Kingdom
  16. Chapter 4 Designing and Building with Wood
  17. Case Study 3 The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), University of Stuttgart, Germany
  18. Case Study 4 Laboratory for Timber Construction (IBOIS), EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
  19. Chapter 5 Teaching with Wood
  20. Case Study 5 Wood Program in Architecture and Construction, Aalto University, Finland
  21. Case Study 6 Design+Build Studio, University of Nottingham, England
  22. Chapter 6 The Ecology of Wood
  23. Case Study 7 Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  24. Case Study 8 Insitu Project, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Shenzen University, China
  25. Case Study 9 Rural Urban Framework, University of Hong Kong, China
  26. Chapter 7 The Politics of Wood
  27. Chapter 8 A Look Back at the Forest
  28. Further Reading
  29. Index