Five creative student designs selected as 'Timber in the City 5: Urban Habitats' winners

Today, the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) announced their joint selection of five outstanding projects as part of the Timber in the City 5: Urban Habitats Competition. A three-member jury of academics chose from a slate of more than 600 participants. The winning proposals were determined based on their wooden overbuild design’s ability to create a healthier built environment while reflecting the importance of sustainability and affordable development. Strategies for emissions reductions, mobility, and added density were a few undercurrents, along with an embrace of mass timber's aesthetic and design functional qualities. The 1st Place winner from Columbia GSAPP Thomas Gomez Ospina is particularly notable for his demonstrated creativity in adapting an existing NYCHA building and leveraging the site's unused air rights to maximize the design's floor-area ratio.The winners are listed below along with two Honorable Mention selections. You can compare the results from the fourth edition here.1st Place: MAXX TIMBER: Between Forest and HomeRead the full post on Bustler