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Read about this techniqueJoining wood, building in wood: Japanese timber todayFrom traditional joinery that locks wood to wood without nails, to thick cross-laminated panels. Japanese timber construction was once shut out of large buildings for fear of fire, then returned as the laws were rewritten. We read the shapes of joints, the differences between systems, and the timber lodgings Tadao Ando chose on Naoshima.
Joining wood, building in wood: Japanese timber todayColumnsJoining wood, building in wood: Japanese timber today2026.10.22 Benesse HouseHotelBenesse HouseTadao Ando / Naoshima, Kagawa