100 Contemporary Wood Buildings / 100 zeitgenossische holzbauten l 100 batiments comtemporains en bois

Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction.

This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jrgen Mayer H., and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the Termas Geomtricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucn, Chile, by Germn del Sol.