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Forest to Frame: Why Portland’s Airport is a New Milestone for Mass Timber

Beneath a nine-acre prefab wood roof and dozens of skylights, PDX’s tree-lined terminal designed by ZGF Architects is a marvel of material sourcing and construction.

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Building Pittsburgh’s Med-tech Future on an Industrial Past

Designed by ZGF Architects around a century-old Ford plant, the Assembly is new medical research complex for the University of Pittsburgh.

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The PAE Living Building Rises in Portland, Oregon

In a contracting office market, Portland’s PAE Living Building attracts tenants with resilience, mass timber, and indoor-outdoor gathering spots.

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ZGF Architects Builds a Transparent and Inclusive Timber Assessment Tool

Upstream, a winner of Metropolis' inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition, is an open-source calculator that gives designers a comprehensive view of the carbon impact of wood-based materials.