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Cutting-Edge Innovations in Wood-Frame Construction

Santa Cruz Architect

These engineered wood products are incredibly strong and allow for the construction of taller wooden buildings, challenging the dominance of steel and concrete in high-rise construction. Components of wooden structures are manufactured in controlled factory environments and then transported to the construction site for assembly.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Square House is best described as subtly deconstructive. From the outside, the elegant New York Home seems clean and modernist, with glazed walls that seem to nod to iconic 20th century buildings like the Farnsworth House. She has formally wed her expertise in the two disciplines by founding Bordas+Peiro Architect and Engineering Firm.