No material has filtered into our lives for as long and in as many ways as wood in its many shapes. Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) present the bridge between wood science, structural engineering, architecture and design. This book explores and illustrates the uses of various contemporary EWPs and introduces some new wood-based materials. Each page spread describes and presents information, about a specific EWP and the EWP is illustrated with inspiring images showing applications of the EWP in architecture, building construction and interiors.
The present work grew out of the interdisciplinary collaboration and different experiences of three wood scientists from Slovenia, Sweden and the Serbia with different backgrounds - the wood engineers with experience and knowledge of technological needs, the architect with a deep knowledge of culture-based needs and wood scientists experienced in environmental science and forestry.