Jesús Vassallo creates mass-timber pavilion for bird watchers in Houston

Architect Jesús Vassallo and a team of graduate students at Rice University have added a pavilion made of cross-laminated timber panels to the Houston campus.The Johnson Owl Deck Pavilion was constructed using cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to demonstrate the material's potential as a carbon-negative and sustainable building method while serving a specific function.
Architect Jesús Vassallo and a team of graduate students have created a timber pavilion in Houston
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