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Bahrain National Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
LINA GHOTMEH - ARCHITECTURE
The pavilion uses unengineered wood for its entire structure, chosen for its low environmental impact, ability to be joined without metal or concrete, and full reusability after the Expo.
Bodegas Faustino Winery
Foster + Partners
The visitor center is built with timber arches forming a vaulted, column-free roof. Wood was chosen for its structural efficiency, reduced material use, and ability to create a lightweight, sustainable enclosure that blends with the vineyard landscape.
THE SCHOOL PRINCESSE
LAMBERT LÉNACK
The extension is built entirely from timber, chosen for its sustainability and ability to align with the existing stone-and-concrete structure. Exposed timber beams form a diagonal ceiling pattern, giving identity to the new double-height cafeteria space.
Blumer Lehmann Headquarters
K&L Architekten
Blumer Lehmann’s headquarters is built with free-form timber panels shaped using digital fabrication. Wood was chosen to showcase the company’s expertise, create a sustainable structure, and integrate ventilation, acoustics, and daylighting into the design.
Nanjing Wanjing Garden Chapel
AZL Architects
The chapel uses a mixed wood–steel structure, with slender SPF wood strips forming a double-shell around the central hall. Wood was chosen for its lightness, ease of assembly, and ability to filter natural light, creating both structure and atmosphere with minimal material.
Le Patio des Cimes
Quentin Barthe, Paul Scarabello
Wood was chosen as the main material, left raw for structural elements and finished smooth for surfaces in contact with users.
Clubhouse near Lausanne
Localarchitecture
The new clubhouse is built with regional larch timber in prefabricated facade panels insulated by straw bales. Wood was chosen to reduce CO₂ emissions, use local resources, and minimize concrete in the structure.
Our Favorite Piece
Arc Dining Table
by TAKT
Keeping with today’s theme of wood, TAKT specializes in wooden furniture. The T18 Arc Dining Table by Depping & Jørgensen features solid oak detailing.
Events Guide
Event #1
Zurich Design Week 2025
4-14 September 2025 | Zurich, Switzerland
This years theme ‘Team Up,’ highlighting collaboration in design. The 11-day festival includes exhibitions, installations, talks, and workshops across the city, with partners including Design Biennale Zurich and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich.
Event #2
Future of Furniture: Chicago
9 September 2025 | Chicago, USA
Dezeen and King Living will host Future of Furniture: Chicago on 9 September 2025 at King Living’s Lincoln Park showroom. The talk brings together local designers to discuss sustainability, material innovation, and renovation.
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