Housing more than 350 students, the two brick-clad, mass-timber buildings, both of which are all-electric, bring more than just additional beds to the university's campus in Providence.
No stranger to pedestrian bridge design, the London practice teams with a German timber engineering firm for a sustainable span in the town of Balingen.
Designed and built by graduate students from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, FLORA welcomes both forest researchers and eco-tourists.
This month's special section examines timber construction, including strategies for sustainable sourcing, policies facilitating the material’s use, and engineering innovations accommodating unexpected typologies and unique locations.