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Wood has always been a strong contributing factor in the creation of interesting architecture. Because of its special physical characteristics, its many possibi

In light of environmental challenges architecture is facing, wood is no longer regarded as outmoded, nostalgic, and rooted in the past, but increasingly recogni

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

From the very beginning of architecture-long before the invention of masonry-buildings were constructed of wood. With its unique qualities of form, color, and s