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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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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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Urban Nature Project
by Bryony Bodimeade|01 April 26|Design
Using locally sourced, low impact materials, the Urban Nature Project is an exemplar of low embodied carbon construction that supports local supply chains and vernacular craft.
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Urban Nature Project: Reimagining Natural History
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 November 25|Design
The Gold Award-winning timber and stone additions to the Natural History Museum use legible, low-tech construction and natural materials to connect visitors to the landscape. Feilden Fowles’ enchanting transformation of the Natural History Museum’s outdoor landscape has reshaped the visitor experience into a choreographed journey through geological history – while...
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Rafter Walk
Rafter Walk
by Matt Milton|11 April 25|Design
Traversing the dock from the north-west corner to the southern edge, the new boardwalk sits low to the water, providing not just a pedestrian link, but a close experience of the marine environment and wildlife.
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A feature walkway brings colour to London’s docklands landscape
by Bryony Bodimeade|16 January 25|Build, Design
Traversing a new wetland habitat in the old Surrey Docks, Rafter Walk, the Canada Water boardwalk, is London’s first major pedestrian water-crossing since the Millennium Bridge. All photos © Luke Hayes With deck and balustrade made of durable Cumaru hardwood stained a vibrant red, the 170m-long structure forms the eye-catching...
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Xylotek
by WPiMISSync|26 January 24|Build
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Brent Cross Pavilion by Moxon Architects
A community showcase of flexible architecture
by Matt Milton|06 September 23|Design
Embracing larch and spruce both in its structure and frame, Brent Cross Pavilion was the first building constructed in the new 180-acre Brent Cross Town development. Aiming to create a flourishing ‘park town’, real estate developer Related Argent - in partnership with Barnet Council - pledged to create 6,700 new...
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Wizards of timber: working wonders with wood
by Matt Milton|10 August 23|Design
Xylotek specialize in delivering “non-standard timber structures that need innovative solutions”. Their self-proclaimed mission is “to change the world with wood”. We spoke to co-founder Martin Self to find out more about their highly distinctive work.. Browse Xylotek’s many projects and you’ll encounter a truly eclectic portfolio: from the award-winning...
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Read the new issue of Designing Timber – out now
by Matt Milton|24 July 23|Design
Packed with inspiring stories of stylish timber buildings, the new Designing Timber magazine is out now. For all the latest timber news, building case studies and valuable CPD, look no further than our informative new issue. One of the Osnaburgh Pavilions, a honeycomb-like gridshell structure created by Xylotek An essential...
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