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The Art Gallery of Ontario is a landmark public project that showcases Canadian heritage through the extensive use of wood in glulam structures, wood panel finishes and wood flooring.

It is no surprise that the architect and builder of this ‘wriggly walled’ surfside home at Clovelly in the heart of Sydney’s eastern suburbs beaches – are also passionate about timber boats.

The American clients are second-generation owners of an 80-year-old ranch and wanted a base for regular trips to the property.

Ironbark flooring is the thread that weaves together the elements of a socially and historically significant Victorian icon.

Thousands of cars pass within shouting distance of it every day, but only ‘locals’ will generally be aware of Auckland’s most intriguing pedestrian bridge nestling among the mangroves.

This house on the shores of New Zealand’s Lake Taupo was designed to cope with an often-extreme environment.

Every discipline is comprised of its science and its art. When it comes to external weather-exposed timber structures, the art is apparently more important than the science.

A sinuously sculptured garden seat inspired by its private setting and the sentiments of a 30th wedding anniversary was judged best furniture piece in the 2008 UK Wood Awards.

New series profiling important commercial timber species and providing useful guidelines for specifiers – starting with white oak, which features strongly in architectural interiors and furniture,

A do-it-yourself refurbishment of a circa 1900 Victorian open-plan boot factory connects the building’s original use and its modern role.

A 10-unit development for people with disabilities costing just one fifth the price of similar government-provisioned housing took two top rankings in the Australian Timber Design Awards.

The traditional Japanese lunchbox (bento) encapsulates the elegant simplicity and inherent ‘everydayness’ of materials and necessity.

A caretaker’s home in British Columbia fuses European style and Canadian building techniques in a cross-cultural home with impressive characteristics.

Efforts to better equip Australian buildings to withstand the effects of bushfires have produced revised Standard AS 3959, implemented in Victoria in March and applicable to all newhouses.

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