The workshops were extended to four mainland capitals and offered intensive two-day workshops. Prior to 2007, the Australian Timber Design Workshops (ATDWs) had been held with professional and student streams at the School of Architecture’s facilities in Launceston.
The 2005 ATDW expanded on the workshop's original concept by concentrating on the learning by making (LBM) process. Having been modelled and tested this process in the previous three workshops (1999, 2001 and 2003), the Workshop was refined to an intensive six-day experience. Professionals delivered informative sessions on various aspects of timber in construction, enhancing the co-operative investigation, immediate experimentation and application of the workshop environment.
The 2003 ATDW was presented by staff of the University of Tasmania and invited architectural and engineering professionals and industry practitioners from around Australia and catered for architects, engineers, builders, students and the general public.
Following the success of the 1999 event, expectations of the 2001 Australian Timber Design Workshop were high. It didn’t disappoint. Over 60 architects, engineers, builders, educators, students, and interested members of the public participated in the 17 days of lectures, building, site visits, and associated social activity.
This was the inaugural Australian Timber Design Works and it established the two stream structures. Workshop speakers included some of Australia’s leading architectural and engineering professionals, as well as representatives from most timber industry organisations. Though ambitious in its desire for students and practitioners from around Australia to make a building in 12 days, participants were able to develop a functional brief, and model and construct 2 buildings in the time.
