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MULTI STOREY BUILDINGS MADE OUT OF TIMBER

1.Kennecott Mines, Alaska

Copper was once the big deal at
the company town of Kennecott,
Alaska. Between 1911 and 1938
five mines were dug to harvest
copper ore near Kennecott and
McCarthy. During the heyday, the
two towns were built up with
mines, camps, and plenty of, shall
we say, extra-curricular activities
by the miners that required a
building. One of the largest
structures to take shape was a
roughly 14-story wood building in
the center of Kennecott. Now
completely abandoned and protected as a National Historic Landmark as part of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the dilapidated structure still stands.
Barely.

Old Government Buildings,

New Zealand
Built in the late 1870s, the
Government Buildings Historic
Reserve in Wellington was the
world's second-largest wooden
building for more than a century.
With concrete prices forcing
builders to turn fully to wood, the
four-story structure was built using
kauri wood. Kauri is now a
protected type of forest in New
Zealand, so you won't see another
structure like this anytime soon.
 SunnyHills, Japan
Pineapple cakes on the inside and
an intricate wooden lattice
structure on the outside highlight
this SunnyHills cake shop in
Japan. Famed wood builder
Kengo Kuma modeled the building
after a bamboo basket and carried
the effect inside. The technique of
Jiigokugumi joins wooden slats
without the use of glue or nails.

Superior Dome, Michigan

For just shy of a decade, the Tacoma
Dome in Washington State held the title
as the world's largest wooden dome. But
the Superior Dome in Marquette,
Michigan, wrestled away the moniker in
1991 by opening up at 536 feet in
diameter, just six feet more than the
Tacoma structure. Covering a sports
stadium located on the campus of
Northern Michigan University, the 14-
story dome spreads over 5.1 acres with
its 781 Douglas Fir beams and 108
miles of fir decking.

Tamedia Office Building, Zurich

Tucked into downtown Zurich,
Switzerland, the seven-story
headquarters for media company
Tamedia puts wood on the
forefront of architecture. Opened
in 2013, the exterior stands out for
its timber use, an aesthetic carried
over fully to the interior with a
celebration of wood. The design
also focused on creating thermal
barriers within the structure,
heating and cooling spaces.

U Bein Bridge, Myanmar

U BEIN BRIDGE

The world's longest wooden

bridge has stood since around
1850, providing a passage about
15 feet above mud flats and
Taungthaman Lake. Made nearly
exclusively from teakwood—
legend has it the wood was taken
from a former palace—this 3,960-
foot bridge remains in use by both
locals and tourists.

Community Church of Knarvik,

Norway
Found in Hordaland, Norway,
about 45 miles west of Bergen's
Treet, the Knarvik Church opened
in 2014 embracing wood in an
angular style. Architect Reiulf
Ramstad clad the exterior in pre-
weathered pine that accents the
pointed pyramidal steeple.
Located atop a rocky bluff, the
beauty of wood extends inside to
the 500-person worship area.

Forté, Australia
At more than 10 stories tall, Forté
puts Australia on the map for high-
rise timber structures. An
apartment building that was the
tallest wood building in the world
when it opened in 2012, it used
cross-laminated timber to become
Australia's first-ever 5-Star Green-
Star certified residential building.
Overall, the 10-story structure has
23 apartments—spacious floor
plans, for sure—and a ground floor
full of retail shops.
 Murray Grove, London
London designers are now busy
unveiling dreamy plans for a timber
skyscraper that would become the city's
second-tallest structure. But an early
test of this idea came in the form of
Murray Grove, a 2009 building that
became the tallest modern timber
structure when it opened. At nine stories
tall, it was the first of its kind to be built
with load-bearing walls, floor slabs, and
stairs and lifts built from entirely timber.
Housing 29 apartments, the Gove had
zero defects upon completion, its owner
boasted.

Tall Wood Building, Canada

More than 400 students will have a

wooden home on the campus of the
University of British Columbia in
Vancouver next year when the plainly
named Tall Wood Building opens its 18
floors, making it the tallest wooden
residential tower (edging Treet in
Norway). At 174 feet high and using five
cross-laminated timber panels per floor,
the building by Acton Ostry Architects is
built as a mixture of 33 four-bed units
and 272 studios with study and social
areas on the ground floor and a student
lounge at the top. This building won't be
all about the wood, as UBC architectural guidelines call for metal paneling on the exterior.

Treet, Norway
Treet grabbed the world record for
tallest timber construction at 170 feet in
height when it soared past Australia's
Forté in 2014. The designers started
out just wanting to build a sustainable
project in Bergen, Norway, and put a
focus on using wood as they started
planning this project inspired by
Norwegian timber bridges. Soon they
realized a world record was within
reach. Treet is basically build of cross-
laminated timber modules stacked
upon each other, though engineers
worked in concrete slabs twice.
 Kizhi Pogost Church, Russia
Soaring to 123 feet, this is reportedly the
world's tallest structure made
exclusively of wood, including the frame
and rivets. Located on Kizhi Island in
Russia, the church was finished in 1862
without any metal of any sort (a steel
frame was added in the 1980s). With 22
domes and an internal vault, the
Russian Orthodox church has stood
without anything other than timber as its
support for over 150 years.

Tillamook Air Museum, Oregon

The largest clear-span wooden
structure in the world stretches
1,072 feet tall and 296 feet wide.
Built in 1942 to care for the U.S.
Navy's blimps, the Tillamook
home was one of more than 15
such hangars across the nation in
use during World War II. The
seven-acre site now serves as a
museum, offering visitors to
Tillamook, Oregon the chance to
see not only historic warplanes
but also a brilliant wooden colossus.

Horyu Temple, Japan

The world's oldest surviving wood
structure give us a picture of what
Japan looked like more than 1,300
years ago. The Buddhist temple
built around a statue includes a
five-story pagoda, a main hall, an
eastern precinct, and a hall of
visions. The 46-acre grounds
contain more than 2,300 cultural
and historical structures. The
temple was selected in 1993 as
Japan's first UNESCO World
Heritage site.
 The Great Eastern Temple,
Japan
Built in the early 8th century A.D.,
the Great Eastern Temple in
Japan's Nara province is home to
the world's largest bronze statue
of Buddha and was one of the
largest wooden structures in the
world when built, measuring 187
feet long by 164 feet wide. The
building has had a hard life that
included two rebuilds. On the up
side,reports say archaeologists—
using X-rays—have seen
everything from swords to jewels inside the walls, although for now they've left them be.

Mjøsa tower
Several wooden skyscraper designs have been
designed and built, with the tallest currently
being the Sanctuary of Truth, a 105-meter high
temple in Pattaya, Thailand.[1] A 40-story
residential building 'Trätoppen' has been
proposed by architect Anders Berensson to be
built in Stockholm, Sweden.
Wooden skyscrapers are estimated to be
around a quarter of the weight of an
equivalent reinforced-concrete structure as
well as reducing the building carbon footprint by
60–75%. Buildings have been designed
using cross-laminated timber (CLT) which
gives a higher rigidity and strength to wooden
structures. CLT panels are prefabricated and
can therefore speed up building time.
 Sapanta Peri Monastery
SAPANTA, Maramures County, Romania -- Located in
the heart of the Livada Dendrological Park,
the Sapanta Peri Monasterywas built in 1997, using
400 cubic meters of oak wood; built by Father
Parish Grigore Lutai according to the plans of
architect Dorel Cordos, it hasa maximum height of
78 m, thus setting the world record for being
the World's tallest wooden church, according to the
World Record Academy.

Ascension Cathedral
is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located
in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out
of wood but without nails. Its height is 56
meters tall, and is claimed to be the second
tallest wooden building in the world.
St. George's Cathedral is
an Anglican cathedral
in Georgetown, Guyana. The
wooden church reaches a height
of 43.5 metres (143 ft). It is the
seat of the Bishop of Guyana.
St. George's was designed by Sir
Arthur Blomfield and opened on
24 August 1892. The building was
completed in 1899. It is located on
Church Street in Georgetown, and
has been designated a National
Monument.

Strand Parken Apartment They are

probably the tallest residential
buildings in the world made entirely
from wood," project architect Rasmus
Wærn told Dezeen.
"However, things are happening fast in
this field, and I do not think the height
in itself is their most interesting feature
– they could easily been taller if needed.
Their main quality is that they make
very comfortable, attractive and
sustainable homes at a reasonable
price."