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Event: Mass Timber 101

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It's time to learn about this revolutionary material, and we have the perfect professionals to explain: Michelle Roelofs, a structural engineer at Arup who specializes in Mass Timber, and Tanya Luthi, the Director of Engineering at Timberlab, a contractor specializing in Mass Timber structures.

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Lemay redesigns open-air theatre in Montreal’s La Fontaine Park

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Lemay renovated the site to honour its history Despite being a beloved destination, the theatre fell into disrepair and was shuttered in 2014. Project credits: Architecture: Lemay Landscape architecture: Lemay Mechanical and electrical engineering: Bouthillette Parizeau Structural engineering: Calculatec Inc.

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Dash Marshall converts historic Detroit garage into black box theatre

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In 2014, Dash Marshall converted a former pencil factory into a workspace for creative entrepreneurs in Brooklyn. Elsewhere in Detroit, OMA is currently working on converting a commercial bakery into a mixed-use art facility. Elsewhere in Detroit, OMA is currently working on converting a commercial bakery into a mixed-use art facility.

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Nimtim Architects updates London house with plywood partitions and arch motifs

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Nimtim Architects was founded in London by architects Nimi Attanayake and Tim O'Callaghan in 2014. The studio's playful approach has been applied to several other residential projects in London, including a cork-clad extension with contrasting pink windows and another extension featuring red-brick walls and an exposed timber structure.

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Haworth Tompkins creates "sense of arrival and intrigue" with chainmail theatre entrance pavilion

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Set up by Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins in 1991, Haworth Tompkins is a leading UK theatre architect, which won the Stirling Prize for Everyman Theatre in Liverpool in 2014. Contractor: CEH Contracts. Contractor: CEH Contracts. Structural engineer: Price & Myers. Service engineer: Skelly & Couch.

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David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris

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inventer Paris, an international competition in 2014 that called for proposals to transform 23 sites in the city. General contractor: Bouygues. Structural engineer: Somete, Bollinger & Grohmann. Services engineer: Barbanel Inge?nierie. The new volumes are elevated on vaulted arcades. Quantity surveyor: CB e?conomie.

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Proctor & Shaw adds glazed extension to Sky Lantern House in London

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John Proctor and Mike Shaw founded their south London studio Proctor & Shaw in 2014. Structural engineer: Blue Engineering. Contractor: VMS Construction Ltd. The result is a cool and calm look with warm, natural accents. A folded-steel stair has been clad in Douglas fir. The photography is by Ståle Eriksen.

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