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Get ready for a revolution in timber design |
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 00:00 |
For over 14 years the
Australian Timber Design Awards
has been spreading the word about the very latest in timber design.
We've written of how architects are using recent innovations in engineered wood products to design high
and wide in timber (e.g.
Forté Living
in Melbourne, or London's
Stadhaus).
And we've been promising for some years
that a new generation of engineered wood products will shortly hit our shores.
Well, those technologies have now arrived. The Structural Timber Innovation Company and several of our leading
universities have just completed a five-year research program into new timber systems for multi-storey and long-span buildings.
The result is
EXPAN,
a range of world-class, entirely new timber technologies for large-span commercial, industrial and residential buildings.
These include post-stressed beam and frame systems, large-span floors, roof systems and new timber connectors.
To discover for yourself the potential of EXPAN, sign up for the
EXPAN Timber Technology for Commercial Buildings Workshop.
This all-day workshop will provide comprehensive guides to each new timber technology and a detailed worked example. The dates are:
Brisbane -- 5 June 2013
Sydney -- 6 June 2013
Melbourne -- 7 June 2013
Get your entries in now!
Entries to the Australian Timber Design Awards close 28 June 2013, but get started on your entry now to get ahead of the crowd. Any project finished between February 2010 and June 2013 is eligible for entry.
Start by reading through the
entry categories:
We're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your submission,
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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2013 Awards presentation night - save the date! |
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Monday, 06 May 2013 00:00 |
2012 Residential Class 1 - Best Renovation - MG Architects -
Napoleon Street
Thursday 19 September has just been chosen as the date of the 2013 Australian
Timber Design Awards presentation night. The event will take place at a Melbourne
venue yet to be determined; all winners and finalists in this year's Australian
Timber Design Awards will be announced on the night.
This is the premier event in the Australian timber design calendar, so be sure to
keep the evening free. It comprises a banquet meal and Awards presentations—and
is a great opportunity for architects and designers to network and to gain peer recognition.
Details of how to buy tickets for the presentation night will be posted here shortly.
Get your entries in now!
Entries to the Australian Timber Design Awards close 28 June 2013, but get started on your
entry now to get ahead of the crowd.
Any project finished between February 2010 and June 2013 is eligible for entry.
Start by reading through the
entry categories:
We're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your submission,
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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Christchurch field trip—only a few spots left! |
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Friday, 05 April 2013 00:00 |
A long-span timber roof being assembled in Christchurch
Tickets to the three-day Christchurch field trip have almost sold out. Reserve your place now
if you're a building-design professional and would like to see firsthand the major role played by
timber buildings in the reconstruction of Christchurch.
Featured buildings use the latest large-span timber technology: Post-tensioned moment frames and shear walls, composite timber and concrete floors, long-span roofs, and much more. Building designers, building owners and the researchers who developed
EXPAN
timber technology will present the case studies.
Dates: 22-24 April 2013
Cost: $200 AUD. Travel and accommodation at own expense. (Accommodation suggestions provided.)
CPD Points: May be available. Contact us for details.
Places: 20 participants only.
Contact: Jane Letteri on 1800 685 519 or via
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New award announced
Tilling
has signed up as a Silver Partner of the Australian Timber Design Awards to sponsor the
new Western Red Cedar Award.
Judging from past entries, this should be a popular award, particularly among those entering projects
that feature exposed timber (western red cedar enjoys high natural resistance to decay).
To enter for this or any other of the awards, read through the
entry categories
and then
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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EXPAN and WoodSolutions Christchurch field trip |
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00 |
2012 Residential Class 1, New Buildings - Fergus Scott Architects and Peter Stuchbury Architecture -
Cliff Face House
Architects and other building professionals are invited on a three-day trip to New Zealand to witness
the major role played by timber buildings in the reconstruction of Christchurch.
Featured buildings use the latest large-span timber technology: Post-tensioned moment frames and shear walls, composite timber and concrete floors, long-span roofs, and much more. Case studies will be presented by building designers, building owners and the researchers who developed
EXPAN
timber technology.
Dates: 22-24 April 2013
Cost: $200 AUD. Travel and accommodation at own expense. (Accommodation suggestions provided.)
CPD Points: May be available. Contact us for details.
Places: 20 participants only.
Contact: Jane Letteri on 1800 685 519 or via
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Get started early!
Entries to the Australian Timber Design Awards
close 28 June 2013, but get started on your entry now to get ahead of the crowd.
Start by reading through the
entry categories:
We're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your submission,
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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New award up for grabs |
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 00:00 |
The Australian Timber Design Awards is pleased to announce that
The Window and Door Industry Council
(WADIC) is sponsoring a new award: The Excellence in the Use of Timber Products - Windows and Doors Award.
In previous years the Awards have featured stunning examples of timber use in windows and doors, so we expect that this new
category will receive plenty of attention from entrants. In fact, early interest in this new category has already been
significant -- and we've never before seen so many early entrants.
Get started early!
Entries to the
Australian Timber Design Awards close 28 June 2013, but get started on your entry now to get ahead of the crowd.
Start by reading through the
entry categories:
We're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your submission,
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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Enter the 2013 Australian Timber Design Awards! |
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Monday, 11 February 2013 00:00 |
2012 Best Northern Region - Pouné Design -
Sanura
Entries for the 14th annual Australian Timber Design Awards are now open.
This year entries may be considered for seven Application Awards and various Recognition Awards (previously the "Best Use Of"
Awards). Additional awards include the Sustainability Award, the Rising Star Award, the Small Budget Projects Award… and the
very popular People's Choice Award.
Entries close 28 June 2013. Winners will be announced in mid-September at the Awards Presentation Night in Melbourne.
Get started by reading through the
entry categories:
We're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your online entry submission (you may modify or add to it at any time up until the close of entries),
sign up for the 2013 Awards! |
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Get ready for the 2013 Australian Timber Design Awards! |
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Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:00 |
Entries for the 14th annual Australian Timber Design Awards open 11 February 2013. After
last year's record-breaking entry numbers, we're expecting 2013 to be huge. That means more entrants,
more prizes and big publicity for winnning entries.
Entries may be considered for five Application Awards and various Recognition Awards (previously the "Best Use Of"
Awards). Additional awards include the Sustainability Award, the Rising Start Award, the Small Budget Projects Award… and the
very popular People's Choice Award.
Entries close 28 June 2013. Winners will be announced in mid-September at the Awards Presentation Night in Melbourne.
Three-Day Christchurch Field Trip
Structural Timber Innovation Company
(STIC) is running a three-day field trip in May 2013 to Christchurch, New Zealand. The trip features discussions on the
Christchurch Rebuild and visits to six outstanding timber buildings. Interested? Contact Jane Letteri: 02 8424 3702 or
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WoodSolutions Tutorials
Building professionals are invited to attend a series of
free timber-in-practice tutorials at St. Leonards, Sydney. Topics cover building-tall in timber, durability,
sustainability and more -- and
winners of last year's Australian Timber Design Awards
feature prominently in all talks.
Lunch is provided, and attendees will be eligible for CPD/CPE points. The tutorials are delivered by
WoodSolutions
and will be held on the second Tuesday of every month. If you'd like to attend the
tutorials on 12 February, please contact Jane Letteri: 02 8424 3702 or
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