
Mass Timber's Next Chapter
Evidence of mass timber’s benefits is starting to catch up to the promise it has held for architects at the vanguard of sustainability and tall building construction over the last decade. New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Philadelphia – all cities where mass timber’s proof points are taking shape and where architects are changing expectations of what’s possible. In this interview, DLR Group Principal Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, offers an insider’s take on mass timber’s next chapter and its impact on the future of climate action.

T3 Sterling Road in Toronto. Rendering © DLR Group.
Read the interview at AIA.
In the Spotlight
Mass Timber

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The Real Deal
DLR Group Partners with Texas A&M on Academic Center
DLR Group is partnering with Hines for the first mass timber academic building at Texas A&M. The Aplin Center will be an immersive learning laboratory for new university programs in hospitality and retail studies.

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Mass Timber Innovation: The Hospitality Prototype
The world has reached a crucial tipping point around carbon emissions. Could timber construction be the answer for the hospitality industry?

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Biophilia and Mass Timber at Swarthmore College
Our partnership with Swarthmore College for the Dining and Community Commons Project focuses on equitable community and ambitious sustainability goals.

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Goose Island to be Home to Chicago’s First Mass Timber Office Building
The firm is continuing our partnership with Hines to build the first mass timber office building in Chicago.

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Growing Mass Timber Design
Wood couldn't be a better candidate for mitigating climate change when used as a superstructure in large-scale projects.

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Metropolis Magazine Names DLR Group a Responsible Disruptor
Our work on mass timber for hotels was honored for its representation of positive change and healthy innovation in architecture and design.

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Materiality and Hospitality: Researching Mass Timber Design for Hotels
Rising demand for travel means fresh design opportunities to open conversations about lowering the carbon impact of new hotels.

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DLR Group and Hines Continue to Grow Mass Timber Design in Denver
Construction commences on the six-story, 225,000-SF building in the city’s River North neighborhood

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Metropolis

A Future for Mass Timber in Hospitality
Our mass-timber hospitality prototype qualifies the firm as a responsible disruptor by Metropolis Magazine.

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Timber: What’s Old is New Again
Many of us are familiar with wood as a decorative and finishing material, but wood is making its way back – quite literally – to the core of our buildings.
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In the Media

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Space4Learning

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Arch Daily

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Cleveland.com
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The Cleveland Museum of Natural History recently unveiled their renovated Visitor’s Hall, café, gift shop and more.