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Is Mass Timber a Good Choice for Seismic Zones?

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Construction of Brock Commons. Image © KK Law. Courtesy of naturallywood.com For some, it may be terrifying to think that we inhabit a sphere orbiting the Sun, whose core has temperatures of up to 6,000°C and all human activities are located on the Earth's crust, the smallest layer in thickness, in the so-called tectonic plates.

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Sou Fujimoto shares new photos of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai master plan under construction

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Sou Fujimoto ’s studio has shared new construction images of the forthcoming Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai 's The Grand Roof circular wooden container structure, a year ahead of the start of the six-month fair, which begins on April 13th, 2025.

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all(zone) will push new material boundaries in the ninth MPavilion

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Two months after being named the designer of the prestigious annual MPavilion commission in Melbourne, Australia, Thailand-based practice all(zone) has revealed an experimental concept featuring a mixture of materials and forms they claim are previously unseen in the country's architectural history.

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Hyperlocal zoning could spur more affordable housing construction

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Restrictive zoning that holds back the construction of affordable housing could be counteracted by a straightforward reform. Hyperlocal zoning allowing streets and blocks to approve their own zoning rules could result in the construction of denser housing.

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All(zone) chosen to design MPavilion 2022 in Melbourne

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Bangkok architecture studio All(zone) has been revealed as the next practice to design Melbourne's MPavilion , an annual architecture commission similar to London's Serpentine Pavilion. Bangkok-based architecture studio All(zone) will become the ninth designer of the pavilion.

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MVRDV begins construction on overhaul of old Shanghai cement factory

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A team led by MVRDV has begun construction on a leisure and cultural district in Shanghai on the site of a disused cement factory.

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Construction begins on SHoP's record-setting Atlassian HQ hybrid timber tower

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billion construction. ’ Each four-level habitat is a freestanding mass-timber construction supported within the efficient steel exoskeleton. A naturally-ventilated zone, akin to an outdoor garden, is located at each level.