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.

5 November 2020 | Dublin

Timber Tower to Crown 19th Century Dublin Mill

Advances in wooden construction techniques have enabled tall timber towers to grow in cities throughout the world. Urban Agency's Dock Mill proposal for Dublin is slated for the roof of...

4 November 2020 | Wolfsburg

New Master Plan Proposed for Wolfsburg

Details have just been released about Wolfsburg Connect, a 13.6-hectare masterplan in Wolfsburg’s Nordkopf district. For Volkswagen, whose agenda-setting mobility technology research will be conducted in Wolfsburg, luring top talent...

3 November 2020 | San Jose

Downtown San Jose Affordable Housing Complex Gets Financing from Tech Giant

A large residential complex that’s being developed in downtown San Jose near Google’s proposed transit village has landed some key financing from a unit of the tech titan. McEvoy Apartments,...

30 October 2020 | Vancouver

Rental Tower with Wood Cladding Gains Approval in Vancouver

For over 20 years, the Vancouver Westside’s True Confections cake shop was located at the retail building located at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Broadway and Alma...

8 October 2020 | Tokyo

Seventeen-Story Wood-Framed Tower Proposed for Tokyo

Mitsui Fudosan and Takenaka Corporation are planning to build a 17-story wood-framed office tower in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. With a proposed height of 70 meters, this could be among the...

18 September 2020 | Boston

National Fire Protection Association Code Approves Taller Timber Buildings

The new National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code have allowances for larger and taller mass timber buildings. “The addition...

9 September 2020 | Penang

Firms Announced to Design New Sustainable City in Penang South Islands

Ramboll, architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Hijjas have been selected by the Penang State Government as winners to design the masterplan for the new Penang South Islands (PSI) in...

1 September 2020 | Milwaukee

Construction Starts On Milwaukee Mass Timber Tower

Construction has started on an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower. The 25-story, 259-unit high-rise is being constructed with a type of mass timber construction called cross-laminated timber (CLT). The mass...

19 August 2020 | Sydney

Office Tower in Sydney to Stay On Course Despite Remote Work Option

Atlassian chief executive and co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has said he has no regrets about committing the company to anchor a major new flagship building in central Sydney, despite the company...

29 June 2020 | Vancouver

Luxury Condo Tower in Vancouver Hits Financial Challenge

The pace of Terrace House‘s construction over the past two-and-a-half years has been far slower than normal, as if it has been suspended, and a recent insolvency bulletin provides some...

25 June 2020 | Sydney

New Hybrid Timber Tower To Be Built in Sydney

Sydney could soon be home to what is claimed to be the world's tallest hybrid timber building if a new project comes to fruition.BVN design studio and New York-based SHoP...

4 May 2020 | Gothenburg

Sculptural Wooden Crown Proposed for Göteborg Skyline

Danish architecture studio Dorte Mandrup together with Bisgaard Landscape and Rambøll have won an international competition to design a new mixed-use project on the Banks of Gothenburg's Riverfront in Sweden....

1 May 2020 | Milwaukee

Timber Composite Tower in Milwaukee To Begin Pre-Leasing

New Land Enterprises will begin pre-leasing apartments in Ascent, a proposed 25-story apartment tower made from mass timber, in the coming days. A brochure will include floor plans, prices, and...

1 April 2020 | Kelowna

Designer Chosen for Mass Timber Tower in Kelowna

RPB Hotels and Resorts has selected HDR to provide architectural design services for the development of a new 82-suite, 12-story mass timber constructed Ramada Hotel in Kelowna, British Columbia. The...

30 March 2020 | Los Angeles

Timber Housing Development Being Planned for Skid Row in Los Angeles

Skid Row Housing Trust and Michael Maltzan Architecture are planning a 150-unit supportive housing development tower in Downtown Los Angeles, made almost entirely of wood. The 14-story timber building would...

13 March 2020 | Tokyo

Japan’s First Wood-Frame Residential High-Rise to Be Built in Tokyo

Nomura Real Estate Development is in the process of building a wood-frame hybrid condominium in Tokyo’s Chiyoda-ku, Ochanomizu district. Proud Kanda Surugadai is a 14-story, 36-unit condominium due for completion...

12 February 2020 | Cebu

Skyscraper Projects Move Forward in Downtown Cebu

The city of Cebu’s building boom will soon see the rise of several skyscrapers. Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architectures is behind the design of the Rainbow Tree, a green building development...

7 January 2020 | Rotterdam

Proposal for Hybrid Timber Skyscraper in Rotterdam Awarded

PLP Architecture has seen off UNStudio and Group A to win a competition for a 140-meter-tall office and apartment tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The practice’s proposal, named the Tree House,...

30 September 2019 | Milwaukee

Proposed Wooden High-Rise in Milwaukee Gets Final Changes Approved

The City of Milwaukee Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have unanimously approved changes to New Land Enterprises’ Ascent residential project that will add height, parking space...

7 August 2019 | Sydney

Sydney Master Plan to Employ Smart Cities Design Concept

Property developer Mulpha Australia recently won developmental approval for one of the first timber commercial buildings as part of its AU$3 billion (US$2 billion) Norwest master plan in west Sydney....