Designing the Forest and Other Mass Timber Futures

This book positions the supply chain of mass timber as a design project, critiquing sourcing today and proposing a species-based methodology.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Succession  3. Verticality  4. Underpinning

About the author

Lindsey Wikstrom is the Founding Principal of Mattaforma and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She holds an M.Arch from Columbia University, where she was awarded the Charles McKim Prize, Visualization Award, and Avery 6 Award. Lindsey is also the recipient of the SOM Prize. Her research focuses on the history of environmentalism and the trajectory of mass timber. This is her first book.

Summary

This book positions the supply chain of mass timber as a design project, critiquing sourcing today and proposing a species-based methodology.

Product details

• Authors: Lindsey Wikstrom
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032023939
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202393-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; NATURE / Natural Resources, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, NATURE / Plants / Trees, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, The environment, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Architecture: professional practice