"Timber is being abused" says architect Hermann Kaufmann

Sloppiness and misinformation are threatening to prevent large-scale wood construction from reaching its full potential, argues Hermann Kaufmann – the "grandfather of mass timber" – in this interview as part of our Timber Revolution series.
"Now is a really dangerous time for wood as a resource," the Austrian architect told Dezeen. "You can say it's the saviour of the construction industry. And I believe it has a part to play, where it makes sense to use it."
"But it's also a limited