The workshops focus sharply on the use of timber in environmental sustainable design practice and the associated technical issues of efficient construction with the material in its various forms.
The issues of sustainable forest management, professional design practice, and timber used in structural and appearance applications are addressed on Day 1. Day 2 has a strong practice focus, examining the functional, design and detailing drivers in exemplary case studies and the primary technical issues association with project delivery: construction economy, design performance and detailing efficiency.
 
 
Program melbourne june10-11 perth june16-17 hobart june24-25 brisbane july1-2 sydney july8-9 Hosted by the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne with speakers from Third Ecology Architects, Tim Gibney & Associates, Spower Architects, the Victorian Government, the University of Tasmania, numerous timber agencies and specialists. Download the full program and registration form Melbourne June 10-11 Hosted by Advanced Timber Concepts Research Centre at the University of Western Australia with speakers from Wrightfeldhusen Architects, the University of Western Australia, the University of Tasmania, numerous timber agencies and specialists. Download the full program and registration form Perth June 16-17 Hosted by the School of Engineering at the University of Tasmania, with speakers from Robert Morris-Nunn and Associates, Gandy & Roberts, Stuart Hall Architects, DIER, the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood, and a variety of timber agencies and specialists. Download the full program and registration form Hobart June 24-25 Hosted by The School of Architecture, at the University of Queensland, featuring speakers from Donovan Hill Architects, James Pierce and Associates, Gall & Medek Architects, the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood and various timber associations. Download the full program and registration form Brisbane July 1-2 Hosted by the University of Technology Sydney, with speakers form Tobias Partners, Warwick Donnelly and Associates, Timber Development Association, University of Technology Sydney, the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood and various timber design specialists. Download the full program and registration form Sydney July 8-9 Conducted exclusively for students, the Master Class is run in partnership with the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Download the Student Masterclass program and registration form