Tall Timber News

This selection of stories from the CTBUH Global News feed features the latest tall timber project updates. The full Global News archive is available to CTBUH Members.

26 August 2021 | San Jose

Housing Development Proposed Near Tech Giant's San Jose Village

A new housing tower could sprout in downtown San Jose, a project that would add several hundred residential units near Google’s transit-oriented neighborhood. Apollo, the proposed name of the development,...

25 August 2021 | Greater Geelong

Timber-Concrete Office Building Under Construction in Greater Geelong

Located at 137 Mercer St, an under-construction mixed-use project will feature a separate office building as well as a 2,600-square-meter public precinct. The design response of the new precinct honours...

15 July 2021 | Sydney

Three Cross-Laminated Timber Towers Get Go Ahead in Sydney

Three engineered timber office towers worth AU$173 million (US$ 128 million) have been approved for a site in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The eight, 12- and 18-story towers proposed by...

2 July 2021 | Rotterdam

Residential Tower Using Cross-Laminated Timber Delayed Due to Timber Pricing

Construction of SAWA, what could be Rotterdam's first wooden residential tower, has been put on hold due to a shortage of timber and other construction materials. Work on the SAWA...

22 June 2021 | Bordeaux

Residential Project Using Structural Timber Reaches Completion in Bordeaux

Eiffage Immobilier, with the architect Jean-Paul Viguier, have delivered what could be among the tallest residential towers in france using structural timber in France. Called Hyperion, the Bordeaux building features...

17 June 2021 | San Jose

San Jose Project Builds on Area’s Agricultural Heritage

The Orchard residences on the Westbank campus in San Jose will span two distinct buildings including an accompanying workspace in an L-shaped plan. Sited at 409 S 2nd street, as...

15 June 2021 | Madison (WI)

Timber Project Proposed in Madison Incorporates Historic Building

A 15-story residential timber building has been proposed in Madison. Baker’s Place will consist of three volumes that range in height from 9 to 14 stories and will incorporate an...

9 June 2021 | Melbourne

Groundbreaking Imminent for Melbourne Timber Tower

US real estate firm Hines will break ground on what could be Melbourne’s tallest mass-engineered timber office building later in 2021 after pausing plans for the AU$200-million (US$154-million) project last...

1 June 2021 | Nantes

Timber Tower Proposed in Nantes

A  58 meter tower mainly made of wood, with shops, urban vacation homes, a rooftop on the first floor, and a 50-meter Nordic pool at its base has been proposed...

1 June 2021 | Chicago

Final Hurdle Cleared for Megadevelopment in Chicago

The Chicago City Council has approved the 3.3-hectare (8.1-acre) North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. Planned by JDL Development, the project site is currently occupied by one- or...

21 May 2021 | Toronto

Toronto Coffin Factory Redeveloped Into Condo Complex

A former coffin factory site in Toronto is being redeveloped into a mixed-use complex with retail at-grade and residences above.  West Condos, spanning from 89 to 109 Niagara Street, will...

4 May 2021 | Vancouver

Tall Mass Timber Office Building Planned for Vancouver

A 10-story mixed-use project aims to be among the tallest and largest mass timber office buildings in western Canada. The 18,200-square-meter (196,000-square-foot) T3 Mount Pleasant building at 123 E. 6th...

23 April 2021 | London

The City of London’s High-Rise Appetite is as Fierce as Ever

The City of London’s appetite for more steel-and-glass skyscrapers shows no sign of relenting, unaffected by either the global pandemic or the climate emergency. In the first few months of...

2 April 2021 | Missoula

Missoula University Building Proposed Using Cross-Laminated Timber

As the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation outgrows its nearly 100-year-old building at University of Montana, the Missoula flagship is requesting money from the Legislature to construct a...

19 March 2021 | Lille

Architecture Firm Wins Contest to Complete Green-Terraced Mixed-Use Building in Lille

A design by architecture firm Coldefy has been selected as the winning entry of a competition to build a new mixed-use building in northern France. The project is to be...

8 March 2021 | Burnaby

New "Use-Neutral" Tower Typology Offers Futureproof-Adaptability

A group of like-minded architects, builders, and engineers, including B+H Architects, Mortenson, Coffman Engineers, and Robert Bird Group, are working on a new type of high-rise, one that they hope...

26 February 2021 | London

Twisting Music Center Cancelled in London

After failing to secure private funding, the Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R)-designed London Centre for Music, previously planned for where the Museum of London now stands, has reportedly been cancelled....

11 February 2021 | Berlin

Proposed Berlin Tower to Use Cross-Laminated Timber in Construction

The high-rise mixed-use building that Berlin is planning to construct in the city’s Kreuzberg district is unusual for a few reasons.The 322-foot (98-meter) tower, whose construction was confirmed on 29...

2 February 2021 | Lausanne

Tower Proposed for Lausanne to Use Substantial Timber in Construction

In recent years, the number of timber towers around the world, as well as their height, has grown remarkably quickly. The latest notable example in this fast-moving area of sustainable...

7 December 2020 | London

Net Zero Timber Scheme Greenlit in London

Planning permission has been secured for Timber Square, the proposed 370,000 square feet (34,374 square meters) office development in Lavington Street, London. Timber Square will be a net-zero carbon scheme,...