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And this week we have a very big week in mass Timber construction land , and let's have a look at what's making news around the world this week . And to the northern European area right now . And Henning Larsen , working on the Oslo City Education Authority in collaboration with WSP's new project .
This new community centric space with a focus on biodiversity and low carbon will be an inspiring learning environment for students . The design of the upper secondary school includes wooden hybrid structures , low carbon concrete , biobase materials and green facades and roofs to encourage biodiversity in the dense urban setting .
Access to the outdoor area will prioritize by the main community and networking area and parks in the pedestrian laneways which sit atop of the building . It will be due for opening in 2025 . The secondary school will house around about 800 students and a new college will also be established on the site . Very , very , very great project .
If you want to go and have a look at it , please head to the mass timber construction general LinkedIn feed and you can see more . And we only recently reported that the South Perth Council was reviewing the Grange Development 51 story Timber Tower .
Well , we are really pleased to announce that , only about a week or so later , that the timber tower hybrid timber tower in Perth has been given approval . Grange Development Managing Director James Dibble said that the intent of the project was always being straightforward to create climate conscious development which was rooted in science and engineering .
The panel just recently provided the C6 with a new benchmark of environmentally conscious design and they are immensely proud of their open source approach to the documentation , construction detailing and genuine wish list for others to understand the methodology who have a possession of the blueprints to emulate , modify and progress the building technique .
So the 51 story C6 Tower in Perth South City will be the tallest timber building in the world and heading to New York now , and the architecture research office , the ARO , in partnership with the New York state office for parks , recreation and historic preservation and the Olana partnership , has today revealed plans for the Frederick Church Center for Arts and Landscape
at the Olana State Historic Site in Upstate New York . The new center is the centerpiece of a larger master plan which was designed in 2015 by Nelson Bird-Voltz landscape architects . The scheme includes a restoration of the famed Hudson River School painter's self-designed farm and homestead , which was constructed in the property around about the 1860s to 1900s .
Aro's center will serve as a new visitor's arrival gateway , overlooking the CAS skills range , and will provide the site's historic core , ensuring that the experience will be compatible with the surrounding landscape and the vistas that are beyond .
If you'd like to see more on this amazing project , head to the Mass Timber Construction Journal , linked in feed , and there's some further details about Shigaruban's humanitarian architecture project in the Ukraine , as a paper for the particular project now starts to come more alive , I guess , with more materials and design coming out .
The 25,000 square meter surgical wing of the building will be produced using mass timber products and Ban says that this is a good strategy , not only to support the local industry , but to also support the European Union's commitment to sustainable building practices .
While the Ukraine has strict regulation when it comes to using timber , which is similar to places like Japan , etc .
The EU has allowed for exposed timber structures in this particular building , and if you'd like to see a model that has been released it is quite beautiful Head to the mass timber construction general , linked in feed , and you'll be able to see some more there . So that's it , folks . That's what's making news around the world this week .
In mass timber construction land , we hope that you are having a great week and we look forward to bringing you more news next week . So it's good morning , good afternoon or good night , but before you do that , make sure that you hit the subscribe button and never miss an episode of this podcast , and we look forward to catching up with you soon .
This is Paul Kramer signing off on the mass timber construction podcast .