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I just posted a tutorial on my new SketchUp book’s companion site, http://sketchupfordesign.com, about how you can use SketchUp to create geometry for structural analysis. You can find the article (and the video) here: http://sketchupfordesign.com/tutorials/analyze-this-creating-geometry-for-structural-analysis-in-sketchup/
MAKE | The Art and Utility of a Tree This one is such a great visual that I want it for my Wood Properties class. Amazing sculpture by artist Vincent Kohler.
This great video by Mike Beganyi shows how to use SketchUp and LayOut (which is included in SketchUp Pro) together with a few visual tricks to create a complete set of working drawings for timber framing projects. SketchUp + LayOut Overview (my process) – YouTube
If you thought the Oktoberfest in Munich (Germany) was all about beer, think again. The agricultural fair that accompanies the Fest has a little gem this year for anyone interested in forests and wood design. Envisioned by Architecture students from the TU Munich (the Technical University) and fabricated by carpentry students from the vocational school in […] Read more..
The Danes did it again – great video about construction in wood: Why on earth a wooden house? – YouTube.
Adding to my earlier post about tall building in wood, the articles linked below give some information about the 10-story residential building that is currently going up in Melbourne, Australia. As just reported, this latest addition to the “build high in wood” trend has now received the last wall panels. World’s tallest timber building ‘tops out’ […] Read more..
Some beautiful and (as in this case) mesmerizing art works that use a house’s skeleton (the light-wooden frame) in interesting ways. (via Ted Lott | Design Milk)