Tag Archives: Wood

Pickard Chilton wins two architecture awards

October 1, 2019

International architecture practice Pickard Chilton has won two American Architecture Awards for its design of Northwestern Mutual Commons and Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the ATCO corporate campus in Calgary, Alberta.

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Designing offices for nonprofits: Matching mission with workspace

September 27, 2019

Spacesmith’s design for Part of the Solution (POTS) office in Bronx, New York, includes a full-service kitchen and dining area, food pantry, counselling offices, a clothing exchange, showers, a barber shop, and medical suites.

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Arkansas CLT building being tested for performance

September 13, 2019

A new residence hall at the University of Arkansas (U of A) campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas, will serve as a testbed for researchers to study the behavior of cross-laminated timber (CLT) as a building material.

Adohi Hall is one of the nation’s first large-scale mass timber residence hall projects.

With a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, U of A … Continue reading Arkansas CLT building being tested for performance

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Old Portland office building transformed into collaborative hub

August 26, 2019

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC’s) Oregon headquarters in southeast Portland has gone through a major expansion and renovation. The 40-year-old building has been transformed into a collaborative hub with a focus on sustainable design.

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First United Bank goes green with two mass timber buildings

August 13, 2019

In envisioning two new branch buildings in Fredericksburg, Texas, and in Shawnee, Oklahoma, First United Bank wanted structures that aligned with their sustainability initiative. Global architecture firm Gensler responded with an innovative design and building materials.

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