timberDESIGN Issue 05
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Sculpted Forms
Supreme winner of the 2007 Australian Timber Design Awards – conceived as carved logs.
Showcase of Things Maori
Te Puia – award-winning, simple engineering concept and complex architectural overlay.
The Glowing Lantern
This ‘magical’ British extension, features a unique method of construction.
Somebody Different Lives Here
Perhaps the most eye-catching finalist in the 2007 Australian Timber Design Awards.
Simply Spectacular
Outright winner of the 2007 UK Wood Awards – one of those rare buildings with clear and logical design.
Floating Among the Trees
A unique timber home high above the south-east coast of Queensland.
Timber on the Menu
Capturing heritage at Dinner Plain.
Seeing and Moving Through
Australian Garden visitor centre, Cranbourne is more than a building.
University of Ballarat
A celebration in Gippsland silvertop ash.
Ideals of Honesty
The first in a series tracing the influence of timber design in Australian architecture, starting with the 1960s.
'Hearing' the Need for Timber
Malaysian architect and timber crusader leads charge for honesty.
Slip, Slop, Slap
Wood has wonderful weathering properties, but is also needs the right protection.
Martin Square
The southern hemisphere’s highest building designed to withstand seismic and wind loadings.
Art Treasures
Rediscovering the forgotten timbers of Australia.
Fire Hazard Properties
Demystifying compliance with the process.
Experiences of Discovery
International furniture designer and maker, Rosanne Somerson: inspired by nature’s forms.
BREAKING NEWS
Certification wars: PEFC fighting FSC monopoly
28 July 2010
The big guns may have been quiet for a while, but the battle between major certification brands PEFC and FSC is back on – just in time for the protagonists to vent their respective spleens at a major conference in Australia. Or will they?