A+U 645: 20 Years of Mass Timber Constructions in Canada maps two decades of Canadian architectural practice through nineteen projects that trace how mass timber has reshaped sustainable construction, Indigenous land relationships, and low-carbon building culture.
About This Book
At the turn of the 21st century, Canada repositioned its approach to forest management with environmental and climate outcomes at its core. This issue of A+U documents the architectural intelligence that followed — six Canadian firms working with large-volume laminated timber to produce buildings that are materially honest, regionally grounded, and structurally innovative. Mass timber here is not a trend but a convergence: of sustainable forestry policy, carbon reduction imperatives, and Indigenous relationships to land and resources. The nineteen projects collected across 160 pages demonstrate both the evolution of the typology and its expanding potential within the Canadian built environment.
Key Features
- 160 pages documenting nineteen mass timber projects across Canada
- Work by six architectural firms practising in the Canadian mass timber field
- Published by Shinkenchiku-sha
What You'll Discover
- How Canadian sustainable forest management policy from the early 2000s directly shaped architectural timber practice over two decades
- The structural and material logic of mass timber — large-volume laminated wood — and its relevance to contemporary low-carbon construction methods
- The intersection of timber construction with Indigenous cultures and land rights in the Canadian context
- How local material sourcing and resource recycling are embedded in the design thinking of six leading Canadian architectural firms
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: [Details available upon request]
- Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and structural designers working with timber systems, sustainability researchers, students of Canadian architecture, and practitioners engaged with Indigenous land and material ethics.