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New 2027 series of designTimber webinars providing timber learning through real-life examples
by Bryony Bodimeade|15 October 26|Design
Timber Development UK are delighted to announce a new designTimber webinar series in which leading architects, engineers and timber specialists will deliver in-depth presentations on their Wood Award-nominated timber buildings. Occurring monthly from February to October in 2027, these free lunchtime talks provide valuable continuous professional development (CPD) learning for...
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The evolving potential of wood: reflections on the Wood Awards 2026 exhibition
by Bryony Bodimeade|30 September 26|Design
Each year, the Wood Awards holds a public exhibition bringing together the shortlisted furniture and object projects, alongside displays of the shortlisted buildings. It serves an important double purpose: giving the furniture and object judging panel the opportunity to see and assess the work in person, while also sharing the...
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Discover the Wood Awards 2026 exhibition at UNLOCKED Shoreditch
by Bryony Bodimeade|07 September 26|Design
The Wood Awards are delighted to announce that the 2026 Wood Awards Exhibition will take place at UNLOCKED Shoreditch from 15–17 September 2026, in partnership with Material Matters. Bringing together the very best of contemporary architecture and furniture design in wood, the exhibition will showcase this year’s shortlisted projects, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore...
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Wood Awards unveils 2026 shortlist of furniture, objects and buildings
by Bryony Bodimeade|02 September 26|Design
The Wood Awards has announced the 34-strong shortlist for 2026, showcasing the UK’s most ambitious and innovative work in wood across architecture, furniture and product design. Selected from more than 200 entries, the shortlist comprises 20 buildings and 14 furniture and object projects. Together, they demonstrate the creativity, environmental responsibility...
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designTimber 2026 webinar series wrap-up
by Bryony Bodimeade|19 August 26|Design, Education
Running from February to August, the now-concluded 2026 series of designTimber webinars explored the opportunities and challenges of designing and building with timber across a diverse range of projects and settings. Across the series, the seven webinars – delivered by the architects, structural engineers, specialist timber subcontractors, clients and fabricators...
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Timber transforms an end-of-terrace: Blythe Hill House
by Bryony Bodimeade|17 July 26|Design
The familiar form and look of a 1970s terraced house has been tastefully updated and upgraded, using timber and other biomaterials. When it came to the extension and renovation of his southeast London home, George Reed of TDUK members Price & Myers was in a uniquely well-informed position… We knew...
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Gwynfaen: homegrown housing at scale
by Bryony Bodimeade|17 July 26|Design
Gwynfaen is a Welsh word meaning “white” or “fair” stone. It’s also the name of a highly ambitious and sustainable housing development providing 144 new timber homes – constructed using locally grown Welsh timber. The award-winning project is informed by the impressive, thoughtful placemaking of architects Stride Treglown, who were...
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Paradise: a timber trailblazer
by Bryony Bodimeade|17 July 26|Design
Providing 63,250 square feet of office space, Paradise is a new six-storey timber hybrid commercial building in Lambeth designed by architecture studio Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for client Bywater. Sitting in a highly visible location, overlooked by a major commuter trainline into Waterloo Station, the project has always had big...
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Wood Awards 2026 call for entries now open
by Bryony Bodimeade|19 March 26|Design
Entries for the Wood Awards 2026 are now open — and already underway. For over 50 years, the Wood Awards have celebrated the very best in timber architecture and design across the UK. From quietly crafted homes to ambitious public buildings, and from one-off pieces to production furniture, the awards...
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Xylo – an all-timber office building – rises in Clerkenwell
by Bryony Bodimeade|18 March 26|Design
Construction is underway on Xylo, a landmark nine-storey office development in Clerkenwell and what is due to be the UK’s largest consented all-timber frame office building. The scheme is being developed by Global Holdings Management Group, with McLaren Construction appointed as main contractor, alongside architects Piercy&Company and structural engineers Heyne...
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