The future of cities... in wood

Friday 30 Jan 2026

 
Wood is one of the oldest construction materials known to man, and now takes the form of mass timber. An exhibit in Detroit is showcasing what future buildings might look like in Michigan and beyond.

“What people will see here is a variety of architectural models highlighting innovative mass timber design,” says Sandra Lupien, Director of MassTimber@MSU, a leading program at Michigan State University which promotes sustainable building practices and advancement of mass timber in construction.

“They’ll see video content about safety and mass timber production.”

Mass timber can help preserve the health of our forests, speed up the building process and reduce the harmful environmental impact of new buildings.

Lupien says mass timber can even assist with the housing gap in Michigan, which requires almost 200,000 units of housing to be built. “When we can build large buildings like apartment buildings with wood, we can really start thinking about how to close that housing gap,” Lupien adds.

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Source & image credit: WILX10


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