Wood Urbanism: From the Molecular to the Territorial
Daniel Ibañez, Jane Hutton, Kiel Moe (Editors)Actar Publishers, November 2019

Hardcover | 8 x 10-1/4 inches | 488 pages | English | ISBN: 978-1945150814 | $54.95

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Wood holds unique and timely lessons for urbanization, yet it remains inadequately characterized in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism. From under-considered thermal properties to emerging manufacturing possibilities, from changing forestry regimes to larger carbon cycle dynamics, Wood Urbanism explores the unique material and scalar properties of wood, presenting it as a critical material for design today. It brings into conversation scholars and practitioners who focus on wood from a range of perspectives: from the working forest to the mid-rise building to the basic cell. Drawing from the inherent intelligence and depth of multiple disciplines, this book offers a transcalar perspective on the role of wood in contemporary urbanization: from the imperceptibly small to the confoundingly large. REFERRAL LINKS:
    

dDAB COMMENTARY:
If one word jumps out throughout Wood Urbanism, it's not "wood" or "timber" or even "carbon." It's "trans-scalar." With a movement "from the molecular to the territorial," as the subtitle indicates, the book examines wood across multiple scales. To do so it must rely on the expertise of multiple disciplines: architects, la...