A timber gridshell section is lifted into place during construction, a key step in assembling the venue’s curved wood structure. May 22, 2026 Stacked atop two precast concrete plinths at the edge of a ...

A mind-boggling number of parts and pieces clad Shigeru Ban’s new headquarters for Swatch in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Nearly 2,800 uniquely shaped facade panels cover the more than ...

Edward Cullinan describes The Downland Gridshell at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum as ‘far beyond Hi-Tech, in that it prophesies a new and ecological use of materials in the light of the ...

A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding method that could change how architects and engineers design lightweight and ...

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 ...

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban likes to test the limits of materials. The Pritzker Prize–winner is perhaps best known for his work with cardboard tubes, using them to quickly and inventively shelter ...

"Submitted here is work from the Engaged Material/Phenomenal Urbanism Studio, an Advanced Research/Design Studio in Pratt’s Undergrad Architecture Program. The studio brief called on student teams to ...

Architect who helped to develop the art of the timber gridshell My friend and colleague John Romer, who has died aged 68 of cancer, was a partner for 28 years at the architectural and planning ...

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 ...