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Roundup: 5 Recent Buildings Inspired by Wood

It may be the world's second oldest construction material, but wood is still one of the most versatile and inspiring materials available to architects today, coveted as both a structural material and as a finish on walls, floors, ceilings and facades. In recent years it's even seen a resurgence in popularity, thanks to its sustainability credentials and its increasingly popular "natural" feel. With all this in mind, ArchDaily Materials has rounded up five recent projects that prove innovation in wood is still alive and well in the architectural world: Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Maggie’s Oxford; Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum; Pushed Slab by MVRDV; MARGEN-LAB's Endesa World Fab Condenser; and finally a forthcoming building that is notable for its ambitious wooden design, the Sleuk Rith Institute by Zaha Hadid Architects.

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Columbus Metropolitan Library / NBBJ

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  • Architects: NBBJ
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  15000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Seowon Golf Club House / Itm Yooehwa Architects + Itami Jun Architects

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DECERTO / Moko Architects + MFRMGR

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  • Architects: MFRMGR, Moko Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  400
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Tree House / Matt Fajkus Architecture

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Marronnier Park / Metaa Architects & Associate

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Community Church Knarvik / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

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  • Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2250
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alvdal Skurlag

Nakuru Project / Orkidstudio

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Nakuru, Kenya

B+B House / studio mk27

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ISANA / Niko Design Studio

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Musashino, Japan
  • Architects: Niko Design Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  217
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Snow Hotel / 1990uao + Archigroup MA

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POWERHOUSE - KL Pilates Studio / Jacobs-Yaniv Architects

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Astor Hellas HQ / MALVI

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  • Architects: MALVI
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  400
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Movinord

Bakery in Pozoamargo / Isabel Escudero Herrera

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Pozoamargo, Spain

House IM / Miyahara Architect Office

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Kids Science Labs 02 / Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

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CdV House / DDA Despacho de Arquitectura

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Sebastopol Barn House / Anderson Anderson Architecture

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Sebastopol, United States