Designing in Timber: A Collaborative Approach to Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
RS24-COXX01
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Course expires on: 11/24/2027
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Description
Though it is one of the world’s oldest building materials, wood is still revolutionizing the way buildings are designed and constructed today. Timber design and construction necessitate an interdisciplinary approach from the outset of a project. With the emergence of mass timber, it is important to begin by considering the impact of building codes, and what is possible within a given jurisdiction. At an elemental level, material selection is tied to both material performance and critical environmental considerations, including regional availability, carbon sequestration, and life cycle analysis. Once underway, the delivery of complex mass timber structures often involves novel approaches to construction documentation, from collaborative drawing and modeling software to parametric CNC fabrication. The end product – buildings with unencapsulated timber – creates architecture designed for occupant health and happiness, with the biophilic benefits of natural materials, abundant light, and carefully-considered building systems. Through a series of wood and mass timber case studies, this lecture presents the 38-year trajectory of Shigeru Ban Architects’ work in wood, emerging from an interdisciplinary approach. As an introduction to this presentation, there will be a panel discussion with Colorado-based professionals who do work related to the intersection of resiliency and building materials. In particular, they will discuss examples of how post-disaster rebuilds can benefit from designing to newer codes, pursue lower lifetime energy costs, and how wood construction should consider future disasters in how it is implemented.
Presented in partnership with AIA Colorado
Learning Objectives
Identify how building in wood benefits both the environment and building occupants.
Address misconceptions about largescale applications of wood, from deforestation to cost.
Understand the advantages of early engagement of key consultants and trade specialties.
Explore the wide range of structural typologies that can be built in wood, from simple post and beam structures to sculptural grid shells.
Laura Britton is an Associate at Shigeru Ban Architects and the author-editor of Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture (Rizzoli, 2022). The book traces the evolution of 45 wood projects from concept through construction, noting the influence of regionally available materials, design technology, and building codes. Britton is a licensed architect in New York and Kentucky, and is the Project Architect of Kentucky Owl Park, a bourbon distillery campus in Bardstown, KY. A graduate of Yale University and Princeton University School of Architecture, Britton is a recipient of the American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal.
Dr. Gregory Kingsley is the President and CEO of KL&A Engineers and Builders. His passion is for innovative wood structures, and the rapidly growing field of mass timber construction, which he considers our best hope for marrying carbon sequestration with environmental responsibility. Greg led the way to making Denver an early adopter of the Tall Wood Provisions of the 2021 IBC, and the first to adopt the 2024 IBC provisions that allow full exposure of timber in Type IV-B buildings. He was recently awarded the ACEC George Washington award for outstanding service to the community.
Dean Maltz is Managing Partner of Shigeru Ban Architects, and is responsible for all SBA projects in North and South America. Most notably, Maltz led the AIA National Honor Award-winning Aspen Art Museum (2014), as well as the Nomadic Museum (2005), Metal Shutter House (2011), and Cast Iron House (2021). He is currently overseeing the design of Kentucky Owl Park and a midrise mass timber condominium. Maltz, a licensed architect in 5 US states, is a graduate of the Cooper Union School of Architecture (B.Arch) and Harvard Graduate School of Design (M.Arch).
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