In a world where failing buildings and performance gaps are the norm, where professions are adversarial, and value engineering, cheap product substitution and below par building practices are expected – should we encourage our next generation of professionals to use timber in buildings? The multidisciplinary team of six that...
A collaboration first presented in 2008 by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and Sir David Adjaye will be part of an exciting new exhibition at the Design Museum, London. Sclera, originally commissioned for the London Design Festival, will be one of seven projects featured...
The Timber Trade Federation is pleased to be sponsoring the new exhibition 'Forest of Fabrication – dRMM: pioneers of timber architecture' hosted by the Building Centre in London from 8 February until 17 May 2019. Forest of Fabrication demonstrates the possibilities of modern timber construction through the...
Holy Trinity Church in Tulse Hill, south west London, put its faith in natural materials and green, low-impact building methods for its Neighbourhood Hub, designed by specialists Straw Works and built in part by local volunteers. The environmental provenance and timber species used for the frame...
Last used as a tearoom in Glasgow in the 1950s, this Charles Rennie Mackintosh original interior design in Oak was in store for nearly 50 years in the Glasgow Museum before recently being meticulously re-erected and restored by Charles Taylor Woodwork in a project for...
Making the case for wood to an audience of architects, designers and manufacturers at the recent Wood Awards in London, David Hopkins Managing Director of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) left nobody in doubt as to the importance of wood as the key construction material...
TRADA is officially calling for entrants to its TRADA University Challenge 2019 in which students will be challenged to design exemplary student accommodation predominantly from timber. 60 students from 30 universities will descend on the University of Sheffield’s Diamond Building for an intense charrette-styled challenge on...
The winners of the annual Wood Awards have been announced at a ceremony held on the 20th November at Carpenters’ Hall in London hosted by David Hopkins, Managing Director of the Timber Trade Federation. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards is free to enter and...