As a result, the woodlands largely vanished. Timber may be a renewable material, but architects have a responsibility to design with economy in mind. One of the proudest boasts of the Gridshell team ...

The single-storey building has a steel-framed wall and flatroofed perimeter structure which supports four timber gridshells. They are raised above the flat roof on canted kerto columns, set on steel ...

...it is now! But what on earth has the world's largest timber gridshell roof got to do with England's chances of winning the 2006 World Cup? England's chances of winning the next World Cup in 2006 ...

Architect who helped to develop the art of the timber gridshell My friend and colleague John Romer, who has died aged 68 of cancer, was a partner for 28 years at the architectural and planning ...

“A beautiful and technically difficult structure that pushed the envelope with a very large span of timber, high quality control and leading-edge fabrication.” – Jury The city of Taiyuan wanted to ...

Edward Cullinan, always known as "Ted", has been designing thoughtful and sometimes daring buildings for long enough to see a number of them listed. These include his own family home in London's ...

The Duke of Edinburgh last week opened the Crown Estate’s Savill Building at Windsor Great Park, whose roof is the world’s largest timber gridshell structure. The building houses a shop, restaurant, ...

The Downland Gridshell is part of The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, which covers a total of 50 acres exhibiting nearly 50 historic buildings from different periods and styles, along with gardens ...