This title looks at a wide range of contemporary architecture using wood,presenting the most famous and significant projects in the world. Organisedaccording to topographic parameters, the book reveals the most fashionabletrends in construction, architecture and design. This material, which hasbeen used for building since the dawn of man, is blessed with a variety ofcharacteristics which afford its great versatility. Used for structuralwork, it is also effective for insulating against temperature and noise andis very ecological.