After the success of the first series of designTimber in
2022, Timber Development UK has announced
a second edition.
It will host a series of webinars, running monthly from March to July this
year, about timber buildings and furniture selected from the 2022 Wood Awards
winners and shortlist.
The lunchtime talks will be presented by the architects, structural
engineers and other specialists from the multidisciplinary teams behind the
projects.
Spanning innovations in modular construction, transformative renovation and
use of locally grown timber, the online series will highlight some of the most
accomplished and sustainable examples of timber design and construction in the
UK.
The series will begin on Wednesday 1 March with a presentation of Homerton
College Dining Hall, which won the Gold, Structural and Education & Public
Sector Awards in last year’s Wood Awards.
Designed by Feilden Fowles, the project provides a soaring timber-framed
hall, as well as a buttery, kitchens and amenities for Homerton College,
Cambridge. During the webinar, architect Eleanor Hedley from Feilden Fowles,
engineer Sophie Frith from Structure Workshop, and timber specialist Paul
Tracey from Constructional Timber will discuss the design and process of this
unique timber project. Attendees will learn how traditional carpentry and high
performing engineered timber were brought together to create the iconic
butterfly truss frame, and how this celebration of material runs through the
entire project.
The second webinar will feature Tonkin Liu’s ingenious restoration and reuse
project, the Water Tower
on 15 March. As the series of free talks continues, presentations will include
Knox Bhavan’s modular riverside home, March House, UK Hardwoods’ locally-grown
glulam Storage Building and the extraordinary Fenland Black Oak project.
The designTimber talks are programmed by TDUK, main
organizer of the Wood Awards, along with the American Hardwood Export Council,
Carpenters’ Company, American Softwoods and Zublin Timber.
These talks are ideally suited to architects, engineers, designers and
students interested in timber and low carbon construction. We also encourage
anyone considering entering the Wood Awards 2023 to come and learn about last
year’s winning and shortlisted projects.
Registration links:
Homerton College Dining Hall – https://timberdevelopment.uk/event/designtimber-homerton-college-dining-hall/
Water Tower – https://timberdevelopment.uk/event/designtimber-water-tower/
All talks will be recorded and available on the TDUK YouTube channel. You
can catch up on designTimber2022 which includes Magdelene College Library, the Wooden Annex and Built:
East Pavilion.
