Wood Champion

February 4, 2020

2019 Wood Design & Building Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Wood Design & Building Awards. In a process that protects the architect names to...

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Cool Wood

October 15, 2019

Carving a unique niche in wood maps

The idea of creating maps out of wood is not new, but one Canadian design duo has carved out a unique niche in this arena by creating...

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Featured

October 15, 2019

Ecological Living Module

Small in stature, big in potential Juxtaposition in art is about combining elements that may not naturally occur together to create visual...

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Featured

October 15, 2019

The Reach Guesthouse

A Passive House project makes an active case for preserving the beauty of the past Perched on the top of a ­waterfront escarpment in...

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Featured

October 15, 2019

Ekoladan

A 100-year-old barn is transformed into an innovative, sustainable retreat At the end of a road in the middle of the Swedish countryside,...

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Featured

October 15, 2019

Hitchcock Center for the Environment

A building that practices what it preaches – while wood delivers the message The Hitchcock Center for the Environment aims to teach...

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Featured

October 15, 2019

Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre

A net-positive building demonstrates wood’s enduring appeal and environmental performance Built on a previously developed site and...

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Cool Wood

June 3, 2019

Wooden Vases with a Twist

German architect and wood researcher Oliver David Krieg – an expert in computational design and digital fabrication, currently the...

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Technical

June 3, 2019

Moisture and Wood-Frame Buildings

Excerpts from the Canadian Wood Council “Building Performance Series No. 1” Protection of buildings from moisture is an important...

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Featured

June 3, 2019

80 Atlantic

Ontario Wood WORKS! This is the third installment (of four) for our serial profile of 80 Atlantic Avenue in Toronto. Progress on the...

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