Building with timber: projects and technical articles on timber load-bearing structures, from construction and fire safety to prefabrication.
The new UCCA Clay Museum advances the millennia-old tradition of artisanal ceramics the Chinese metropolis Yixing is renowned for. An armour of red clay tile encloses the exhibition spaces and the open timber roof constructions above them – an expressive space for the presentation of modern ceramic art.
ASP Architekten has designed the eight-court sports centre, one of Europe's largest sports hals, in Monheim am Rhein. Hybrid structures and a selective use of materials characterise the new sports facility.
Trainees are often housed in dreary rooms or anonymous flats. A new hall of residence by Dorte Mandrup shows how things can be done better, for it aims to be much more than just a temporary home.
Walking through the building, Alexander Franz explains the unusual planning process and the importance of the project for the Basel-based architectural office.
With the Escuelas Rurales de Araucanía in southern Chile, architects Cristián Larraín and Rodrigo Duque Motta have delivered more than a model for climate-responsive design. Their pioneering buildings are making a social impact in the rural region.
Ludwig Zitzelsberger studied architecture in Munich and Zurich. In 2018, he founded his own office in Munich. An interview:
A interview with Elena Masla and Pauline Mayer:
An interview with Federico Zarattini and Edoardo Giancola:
An interview with Sebastian Holzhausen:
The BmB Archive at Bergische Universität Wuppertal makes construction knowledge from 1875 to 1975 accessible online via the Detail Inspiration platform. Initiator Georg Giebeler explains the project.
In fall 2025, the Danish capital inaugurated the first Copenhagen Architecture Biennial with an ethos that places slowness above spectacle and ecology above efficiency. Slow Down - the motto suits the city perfectly.
Baubotanik understands building as a dynamic, ongoing process. This plant-based architectural approach, says Ferdinand Ludwig, can also make architecture more resilient.
Advertorial How can environmentally friendly living be combined with high living standards? The new Solarlux concept house in Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, provides answers to this question. The building, which is constructed almost entirely from timber, is designed as an atmospheric place where modern and sustainable architecture can be experienced with all the senses. Architect and expert in solar construction Dr. Peter Kuczia achieved this not only by carefully integrating the house in the unique mountain landscape, but with large, movable glass fronts that create seamless transitions between the indoors and outdoors, a loggia that functions as a climate buffer zone and building technology that relies fully on regenerative energy sources, among other things. The low-tech ventilation concept was developed together with Thomas Auer, professor of building technology and climate-friendly construction at the Technical University of Munich.
Solid exterior walls made of lime and rubble characterise the small multifamily house in the municipality of Puigpunyent in Mallorca. By storing heat naturally, they constitute a significant part of the climate concept.
In his conversation with Detail, Director Jonathan Tuckey explains why he chose rammed earth for the residential house in Wiltshire and which challenges needed to be overcome.
It became the winner in the Structural Design Category of the 2025 Detail Construction Award. Its system offers the students the opportunity to remodel their shared apartments by themselves.
Until 50 years ago the site in the old town of Reutlingen was occupied by the corner house of a 13th century row of half-timbered structures. Wulf Architekten retraced its outline with a diaphanous volume. Its homogeneous facade consisting of flat glass shingles refracts the view of the timber space frame structure.
