WOODJOIN Wood connecting - how it’s designed, how it’s made and how it works
Authors’ Comment
Wood, an organic material with aesthetic qualities and remarkable performance, is becoming an ecological and efficient architectural solution in the contemporary context, with considerable potential in Romania.
The concern for sustainable development in the academic environment is growing, resulting in the continuous adaptation of teaching disciplines to European trends oriented towards circularity and sustainability. The WOODJOIN project naturally continues these interests, proposing the research of sustainable construction systems that use wood in various forms. Recognizing the importance of updating the knowledge and skills of UAUIM faculty, doctoral students, and students regarding modern wood design and construction technologies, both nationally and internationally, the WOODJOIN project constitutes a didactic experiment in participatory architecture.
To harmoniously complete the alternative study space organized in one of the UAUIM hallways during the project’s workshop sessions, a series of laminated wood furniture pieces - benches and a table - as well as a mock-up of a wooden structure were created. Additionally, to diversify the teaching materials, a series of 1:1 scale wooden joint models were made.
In an effort to stimulate public and student interest in the use of wood in architecture, the WOODJOIN project was present at ARCHYFEST 2023, showcasing projects and 1:20 scale models created by second-year students as part of the practical applications in the UAUIM curriculum.
Architecture and Experiments
- The Yellow Line
- #OPENGIARDINI
- Optical Frames
- Limanu Summer School 2024 - Multicultural Heritage on the Edge
- Voice Your Place 2.0
- WOODJOIN Wood connecting - how it’s designed, how it’s made and how it works
- Reflected spaces
- Signs of Life
- Voices of the past. Muntari - the village lost in the mountains
- School of Planetary Gardeners TERRRA Brezoi
