Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...
Sliding screens called shōji are an essential element of traditional Japanese houses. They consist of wooden lattices covered ...
Indian studio SJK Architects has completed The Light House, a home in Nagpur lined with openable wooden shutters that evoke traditional perforated screens or jaalis. Located in a dense urban area in ...
Sustainability is a big buzzword in modern architecture—and not just when building the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper. According to the Green Building Council, the built environment accounts for ...