UK: More than 60 students from 30 universities came together in Cardiff as the three day TRADA University Challenge kicked off.
Winners of the University Challenge 2019 – Team 9, from left: Isaac Palmiere-Szabo, Louisa Keighley, Arnas Mikalauskas, Aleksandra Ziembinska, Emma Beaumont and Cameron Timms – scooped the top prize of GBP1200. Image credit: Trada
The competition brings together final year undergraduate students of architecture, architectural technology, engineering, quantity surveying and landscape architecture related courses together with industry experts.
Introducing students into the world of sustainable timber and getting them familiar with wood as a building material is essential for growing the market in the UK long term, particularly as construction is set to face significant skills shortages.
Tabitha Binding, TTF Regional Engagement Managers and TRADA University Engagement Manager, is at the event on behalf of both organisations rallying students to the timber cause.
Sponsoring the event are TTF members Steico, Arnold Laver, and Stora Enso, which support from the Western Timber Trade Association.
The challenge
This year students were asked to design timber community housing which is low-carbon, energy and water efficient, climate resilient, healthy and desirable! A live site has been chosen to give the challenge authenticity – with the real life constraints delivering a beneficial and meaningful experience. On- and off-site construction will be considered.
Read more: Winners of the University Challenge 2019
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More information on the challenge can be found on TRADA’s website.
Source: Timber Trade Federation – Blog · by Liam MacAndrew · 17 Feb 2020
