PDX Airport, Flughafen Portland, Holzdach, ZGF Architects, Oregon
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A woodland stroll to the gate

Portland Airport in the US was recently expanded with a gigantic mass-timber roof sheltering the airport’s own woodland. ZGF Architects were able to preserve most of the existing structures and transform the supply chain for the benefit of the community.

Hybrid-Flachs-Pavillon, Landesgartenschau Wangen, Universität Stuttgart, ICD, ITKE
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Flax and timber as hybrid pioneers

Two architectural innovations made their debut on the world stage at the Landesgartenschau in southern Germany’s Allgäu region: the self-shaping Wangen Tower made of wood and the Hybrid Flax Pavilion with robotically produced flax sections that reduced the quantity of wood needed for the structure by two thirds.

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