| This thesis designs and implements the use of a new innovative wood building product, laminated veneer cylinders. It relies on an investigation of wood through three itineraries: that of a general observer, that of working with the material, and that of designing with the material. It proposes a method of using wood that is derived to complement the material's natural characteristics. For years wood has been subservient to the wants and needs of humans, in a way which has slowly devastated the nature of forests. Architecture, as a leader of the built environment, could spark a change in the way wood is used in construction. The result of this thesis is a new process, creating a new product, resulting in a new detail, to be developed into a new structure. |
