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Exhibition

The New Stone Age

Until 28 Aug

Exhibition

Reframing Spaces – the Catalyst Cube in Caracas

Until 29 Aug

Launch

Celebrating the Wood Awards 2020

Thu 24 Sep 2020, 6.30-8.30pm

Short Course

Build drawing skills: Urban Sketching

Mon 07 Sep 2020

Launch

Celebrating the Wood Awards 2020

Thu 24 Sep 2020, 6.30-8.30pm

Short Course

Build drawing skills: Urban Sketching

Mon 07 Sep 2020

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An introduction to FLEGT, supporting sustainable forestry

Article

Weaving with Stone

Article

The Art of Building - Colin Tweedy's object of architectural power for LFA

Article

Design Competition – design a home for your favourite fictional character

News

Naming the Change – Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade

Article

Design Competition: Conversations about Climate Change

News

A fenland vernacular for the twenty-first century?

Article

"Design’s new stone age is here" say BBC Designed

Article

Empty Streets

News

glasstec 2020 – The world’s leading trade fair for everything associated with glass as a material

News

A model for sustainable communities

Article

A ceremony of equality: the piñata and the Catalyst Cube

Article

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