Buildings

Is hardwood the future of timber construction?

By 2016-09-16T07:00:00

The Smile

As Alison Brooks Architects’ gravity-defying installation at the London Design Festival shows off the structural benefits of cross-laminated hardwood, Amanda Birch examines the growing uptake of CLT solutions

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