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The Housing Crisis and the Catalogue of housing Solutions
The housing crisis is one of the defining issues of our time. It is not a new problem, but it has worsened in recent years (...).
Luis Morgado
Mar 209 min read


The catalog of home solutions for the 19th-20th century common people in America
The single-family home in North America has become a symbol through which the life goals of the middle-class family are expressed.
Luis Morgado
Mar 37 min read


Exploring the Timeless Craft: The Art of Wood Construction Systems and Their Traditions
Studying the traditions of wood construction.
Luis Morgado
Apr 7, 20242 min read

Architecture in Times of War
An architecture practice in Ukraine is responding to the need for rebuilding and providing shelter.
Luis Morgado
Jun 30, 20234 min read


CLT – The wood wonder material!
CLT - The wood wonder material. Brief notes on the origins and advantages of Cross Laminated Timber.
Luis Morgado
Jan 2, 20195 min read


Wood Towers – Tall and ecological
1 – Tall buildings Chicago and New York invented the skyscraper not only because they had clever minds and technology, but also because...
Luis Morgado
May 7, 20189 min read

Charter for Wood – How Germans value wood
We are in trouble! The pressure of additional 2,5 billion people will increase resource consumption. We will need more energy, more food,...
Luis Morgado
Apr 1, 20185 min read


A great book on architecture
A book that really impressed me, when I started to study wood construction, was Colin Davies' "The Prefabricated Home".
Luis Morgado
Mar 4, 201810 min read


Important facts about wood
In a previous post, I discussed the "Renaissance of wood." Building upon that, I would like to present the key facts that I believe are...
Luis Morgado
Feb 4, 201811 min read


Why should we build with wood?
Wood swells, shrinks, splits, burns, rots, and changes color. But, worse yet, it is a material that, if we want to use it in...
Luis Morgado
Jan 7, 20188 min read
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