Timber, when used appropriately, can be considered as one of the most sustainable building materials within the construction industry. It can be used to maximise a project’s sustainability credentials ...

As a result, the woodlands largely vanished. Timber may be a renewable material, but architects have a responsibility to design with economy in mind. One of the proudest boasts of the Gridshell team ...

The single-storey building has a steel-framed wall and flatroofed perimeter structure which supports four timber gridshells. They are raised above the flat roof on canted kerto columns, set on steel ...

“A beautiful and technically difficult structure that pushed the envelope with a very large span of timber, high quality control and leading-edge fabrication.” – Jury The city of Taiyuan wanted to ...

The Duke of Edinburgh last week opened the Crown Estate’s Savill Building at Windsor Great Park, whose roof is the world’s largest timber gridshell structure. The building houses a shop, restaurant, ...

The Downland Gridshell is part of The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, which covers a total of 50 acres exhibiting nearly 50 historic buildings from different periods and styles, along with gardens ...