NEWS AWARD
Shortlist revealed showcasing 2021’s best global timber projects
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Ariake Gymnastics Centre by Nikken Sekkei © Ken'ichi Suzuki
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed its shortlist of eight timber projects from across the world for the Best Use of Certified Timber award 2021. The shortlisted entries “push new boundaries in the use of certified timber, in terms of construction, sustainability and aesthetics,” said the award organisers. Supported for the third year in a row by Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), the award’s shortlisted projects were selected from a total of 28 entries from architects and project teams from 13 countries. This year’s shortlisted projects include
The Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a purpose- built venue for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, by Nikken Sekkei and Shimizu Corporation. The 12,000-capacity building is defined by a striking ‘wraparound floating vessel’ in timber, and extensive use of the material throughout. Also featured is the largest cross laminated timber (CLT) building in the
United States (and first large-scale mass timber residence hall), Adohi Hall, University of Arkansas by Leers Weinzapfel Associates. They are lead architects for a consortium also including Modus Studio and Mackey Mitchell Architects. An educational climate centre on the west coast of Denmark designed by 3XN was shortlisted, featuring a ‘wave’ carved into the facade, clad in light wood, resembling the ribbed hull of a boat. A micro-library designed by Indonesian architects Shau also made the shortlist. A community space constructed from “environmentally conscious materials,” it has been designed to serve low-income neighbourhoods.
Also shortlisted was an impressive glulam timber structure by Kirk architects for a research, conservation and visitor centre dedicated to nesting sea turtles on Mon Repos Beach, in Greece. Daramu House in Barangaroo, Sydney, by Tzannes, has a distinctive sculptural
form which features an 18 metre span in timber, “pushing the limits of timber construction and making it a world leader in sustainability,” said the award organisers. Scion Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o
Tuteata, is a workplace located on the edge of the redwood forest in Whakarewarewa Forest Park, Rotorua, New Zealand. The exhibition of wood-fibre technology sits beneath a trio of glulam timber ‘peaks’, as a “cutting-edge showcase for engineered timber.” Lastly, Harbour Kiosk in Hong Kong by LAAB Architects features 49 robotic arms behind profiled timber fins, creating an “engaging, kinetic piece of public architecture.” This year the WAF jury consists of Keith Bradley of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Carin Smuts of CS Studio Architects, Darryl Condon of HCMA Architecture + Design, and a PEFC representative. The winning project will announced live on the final day of the festival – 3 December – in Lisbon.
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