Advancing Wood Architecture

Author : Achim Menges,Tobias Schwinn,Oliver David Krieg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317392347

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Advancing Wood Architecture by Achim Menges,Tobias Schwinn,Oliver David Krieg Pdf

In light of environmental challenges architecture is facing, wood is no longer regarded as outmoded, nostalgic, and rooted in the past, but increasingly recognized as one of the most promising building materials for the future. Recent years have seen unprecedented innovation of new technologies for advancing wood architecture. Advancing Wood Architecture offers a comprehensive overview of the new architectural possibilities that are enabled by cutting-edge computational technologies in wood construction. It provides both an overarching architectural understanding and in-depth technological information through built projects and the works of four leading design research groups in Europe. The projects presented include large scale, permanent buildings such as the ETH Arch-Tec Lab Building in Zurich, the Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall near Stuttgart and the Boiler House in Hooke Park, UK, as well as, built research prototypes investigating additive robotic fabrication, folded plate structures and meteorosensitive building skins. Illustrated in full colour, the book showcases the latest technological developments in design computation, simulation and digital fabrication together with an architectural, engineering and manufacturing perspective, offering an outlook towards novel spatial and constructional opportunities of a material with unrivalled ecological virtues.

Author : Ruth Slavid
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 9781856694025

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Wood Architecture by Ruth Slavid Pdf

Timber is having a renaissance as an architectural material, as more architects come to understand its properties, and enjoy adding it to their repertoire of materials. With a growing crop of good new timber buildings, architects are coming to realise that this is no longer the sole preserve of the traditionalist, but a material that has an important role to play in the contemporary world. The book's introduction examines the ways in which a raw material of diminishing quality (but abundant quantity) can be 'stretched' to perform as it has never done before using new technology and careful detailing. The 40 case studies are devoted to some of the most interesting new wood projects from around the world. The projects are grouped in seven themed chapters. Featured architects from around the world include Steven Holl, Foster and Partners, Rural Studio, Renzo Piano and Shigeru Ban.

Author : Yves Weinand
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783035604900

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Advanced Timber Structures by Yves Weinand Pdf

Wood is usually perceived as a "traditional" material. However, the properties of this material have now for some time made it possible to design free shapes and highly complex structures. Today, the wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne, which was originally founded by Julius Natterer, is testing the production of origami structures, ribbed shells, fabric structures and curved panels under the guidance of Professor Weinand using digital calculation and computer-aided processing methods. The research results are tested in prototypes, which demonstrate the potential applications in large-scale timber buildings. By exploring the hitherto unused potential of wood as a construction material, this book provides an exciting and inspiring outlook on a new generation of timber buildings.

Author : Joseph Mayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317587491

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Solid Wood by Joseph Mayo Pdf

Over the past 10-15 years a renaissance in wood architecture has occurred with the development of new wood building systems and design strategies, elevating wood from a predominantly single-family residential idiom to a rival of concrete and steel construction for a variety of building types, including high rises. This new solid wood architecture offers unparalleled environmental as well as construction and aesthetic benefits, and is of growing importance for professionals and academics involved in green design. Solid Wood provides the first detailed book which allows readers to understand new mass timber/massive wood architecture. It provides: historical context in wood architecture from around the world a strong environmental rationale for the use of wood in buildings recent developments in contemporary fire safety and structural issues insights into building code challenges detailed case studies of new large-scale wood building systems on a country-by-country basis. Case studies from the UK, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Italy, Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia highlight design strategies, construction details and unique cultural attitudes in wood design. The case studies include the most ambitious academic, hospitality, industrial, multi-family, and wood office buildings in the world. With discussions from leading architectural, engineering, and material manufacturing firms in Europe, North America and the South Pacific, Solid Wood disrupts preconceived notions and serves as an indispensable guide to twenty-first century wood architecture and its environmental and cultural benefits.

Author : Erol Karacabeyli,Conroy Lum,Fpinnovations
Publisher : Fpinnovations
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Tall buildings
ISBN : 0864885555

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Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada by Erol Karacabeyli,Conroy Lum,Fpinnovations Pdf

Building tall in wood is not a new phenomenon. In fact, Canada has a history of constructing tall wood buildings out of heavy timber and brick elements, reaching up to nine storeys. In the early 20th century, with the increase in reinforced concrete and structural steel research and construction, and with growing concerns over fire and durability, the structural use of wood fell out of common use in tall buildings. This trend is beginning to reverse, however. In the last few decades, the world has seen a resurgence of mass timber products and systems that are paving the way for tall wood buildings. This triggered an initiative by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to support tall wood building demonstration projects to enhance Canada's position as a global leader in wood building construction, by showcasing the application and performance of advanced wood technologies. The Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada has been prepared to assist architects, engineers, code consultants, developers, building owners, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) in understanding the unique issues to be addressed when developing and constructing tall wood buildings.

Author : Ruth Slavid
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300107944

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New Wood Architecture by Ruth Slavid Pdf

A detailed and timely look at the resourceful ways wood is being used in some of the world's most innovative new buildings.

Author : Michelle Galindo
Publisher : Braun Publish,Csi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : 3037681233

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Wood Architecture & Design by Michelle Galindo Pdf

Wood has always been a strong contributing factor in the creation of interesting architecture. Because of its special physical characteristics, its many possibilities of application and combination with other construction materials, since human beings began building houses, wood has been one of the main building materials. In addition, because of the increasing sensitivity for the protection of resources, the ecological potential of wood as a renewable raw material wood has gained in significance. To build with wood has been for years and is still a trend topic, this volume is a road tour of contemporary wood architecture. The many possibilities for use of this natural building material are shown with texts, photos, facts and drawings, as well as the innovative construction techniques which have extended these possibilities. The architectural species diversity ranges from energy efficient passive homes to wide span supporting structures, to multi-story productions halls.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0991686292

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Celebrating Excellence in Wood Architecture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Naomi Stungo,Jennifer Hudson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015058333934

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The New Wood Architecture by Naomi Stungo,Jennifer Hudson Pdf

Author : Christoph Affentranger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015041365647

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Neue Holzarchitektur in Skandinavien by Christoph Affentranger Pdf

Wood architecture is gaining importance worldwide. The aesthetic, technical and ecological advantages of this regenerative building material are obvious. This monograph is the first to present a definitive documentation of the important examples in wood architecture in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The book offers a detailed analysis of 19 buildings, with photographs, drawings and technical details, and briefly introduces 71 further buildings. The selection is based not only on aesthetic and architectural criteria, but also on the merit of innovative solutions to technical problems. All manner of buildings are represented here: from single family homes to churches, from industrial buildings to libraries, from temporary-experimental architecture to large halls. Historical exponents illustrate the importance of a centuries old tradition in Scandinavia (modular construction, framed church buildings, etc.) and analyse their inspirational role for today's architects. This monograph offers an extensive and exciting image, and a few surprises, of contemporary wood architecture in Northern Europe. An indispensible book (including a commentated bibliography, as well as indices of names and locations) for specialists and non-specialists interested in wood architecture.

Author : Fabio Bianconi,Marco Filippucci
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1525 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030036768

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Digital Wood Design by Fabio Bianconi,Marco Filippucci Pdf

This book explores various digital representation strategies that could change the future of wooden architectures by blending tradition and innovation. Composed of 61 chapters, written by 153 authors hailing from 5 continents, 24 countries and 69 research centers, it addresses advanced digital modeling, with a particular focus on solutions involving generative models and dynamic value, inherent to the relation between knowing how to draw and how to build. Thanks to the potential of computing, areas like parametric design and digital manufacturing are opening exciting new avenues for the future of construction. The book’s chapters are divided into five sections that connect digital wood design to integrated approaches and generative design; to model synthesis and morphological comprehension; to lessons learned from nature and material explorations; to constructive wisdom and implementation-related challenges; and to parametric transfigurations and morphological optimizations.

Author : Marc Wilhelm Lennartz,Susanne Jacob-Freitag
Publisher : Birkhauser
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 3035604606

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New Architecture in Wood by Marc Wilhelm Lennartz,Susanne Jacob-Freitag Pdf

"Building with wood is currently enjoying a comeback. The reasons for the return of this ancient construction material are manifold. More than just being a renewable material that stores the carbon dioxide so damaging to the climate, it also has excellent structural properties, creates an ideal interior climate, and is easily combined with all other common building materials. The diverse applications can draw on expertise with wooden structures gained over centuries plus current research into modern timber engineering. Significant new developments in this specialist discipline have been seen in recent decades, especially in the German-speaking countries. The twenty-four international projects in this book outline the diversity now possible in contemporary timber construction and highlight the advantages of wood over conventional forms of building. Texts, photographs, and drawings reveal both the architectural and engineering qualities of these modern timber structures - from design concepts to load-bearing aspects to design"--Back cover.

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Taschen America Llc
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3836535939

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Bois by Philip Jodidio Pdf

Living material: You'll be amazed what wood can do "As soon as the first men bravely moved out of their protective caves, they surely built protective structures out of wood. The ultimate renewable resource for architecture is thus the oldest, but also the most modern of materials. Thanks to computer-driven design and manufacturing techniques, wood can be cut and carved in the most astonishing new ways. Such innovative contributors to the work published in this volume as the German professor Achim Menges are showing the way to the creation of complex, almost living wood structures. Others like the young architects from WMR who are based in Santiago, Chile, show just how it is possible to build a dramatic two-story wood cabin overlooking the Pacific for just $ 30,000. Or imagine how an innovative polyurethane-coated wood canopy can cover and renew a whole area of the historic city of Seville (Metropol Parasol by Jürgen Mayer H.). Just as it can be simple and evocative, wood can be part of sophisticated structures like Snohetta's Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion, with its CNC-milled timber wall. Economical, ecological, and fundamentally warm, wood architecture is as contemporary as it gets." Text in English, French, and German

Author : Michael Green
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1366377419

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The Case for Tall Wood Buildings by Michael Green Pdf

This book describes a new structural system in wood that represents the first significant challenge to concrete and steel structures since their inception in tall building design more than a century ago. The introduction of these ideas is driven by the need to find safe, carbon-neutral and sustainable alternatives to the incumbent structural materials of the urban world. The potential market for these ideas is quite simply enormous. The proposed solutions have the potential to revolutionize the building industry, address the major challenges of climate change, urbanization, and sustainable development and to significantly contribute to world housing needs.

Author : Susan Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Building, Wooden
ISBN : 193962195X

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Mass Timber by Susan Jones Pdf

Mass Timber / Design and Research presents new research and design work with Mass Timber, a new construction technology, well-known in Europe, but relatively unfamiliar in the United States. Leading the Mass Timber design dialogue in the US, the author, Susan Jones, an architect in Seattle, Washington, has been pioneering the new, innovative use of wood over the past six years, since she built her own family's house from cross-laminated timber in 2015 in a neighborhood in Seattle. The book presents her Seattle firm, her family, and her University of Washington students' years of research and design. Opening with the story of three generations of her family's own sustainable forest practices, the book presents research into Pacific Northwest forestry, timber and Cross-Laminated Timber manufacturing practices, to carbon analysis and carbon comparisons between standard building construction assemblies and technologies; and concludes with the design of model buildings both designed and built by her firm, atelierjones and her University of Washington students: including a single-family house, a church, schools, multi-family housing, and a twelve-story Tall Timber Wood Innovation tower on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.