Building of the week: Hyperion, Bordeaux

Wood is a perfect material for an age of climate change. It is made of carbon, absorbed by the tree as it grew and then safely locked away for the long term. Wooden furniture or wooden buildings serve as a carbon store, and using wood can make a new building carbon neutral or even carbon negative. Provided it comes from sustainably managed forests, there’s a major role for wood in sustainable construction.

Wooden buildings are being constructed at a new scale as well, thanks to relatively re...