A wide range of constructions were nominated for the Dutch Wood Prize, a prize installed in 1999 to advance the use of wood in modern architecture. The Timber and Wood Excellence Prize awarded at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore is much younger, but similar in concept.
Rotterdam Central Station and a design for foldable sluice gates won, as announced on Monday. Both of these designs as well as the other outstanding nominees are featured below.
The nominees for the Dutch Wood Architecture Prize make for a diverse list showcasing the versatility of wood—a salt depot and highway support center, a train station, houses, a school, a farm shed, a church/museum. The wood structures fill derelict urban spaces or decorate city centers, highways, and waterways.
