Friday September 18th
9:15 – 3:00 PM
$40 for Professionals – 26 spots
$20 for Students – 6 spots
Join TWIG and UBC CAWP as part of Design Vancouver Festival for a tour focused on mass timber projects across Vancouver. Explore the journey of mass timber from design to occupancy as we visit a selection of completed buildings and active construction sites.
Throughout the tour, participants will hear directly from architects, engineers, builders, and building users connected to each site. Each stop highlights a different stage in a building’s lifecycle, with perspectives on design intent, engineering, construction, material selection, and the experience of occupying a mass timber building.
This tour gives participants an opportunity to experience wood buildings firsthand while learning about the collaborative design process required to deliver successful timber projects. Mass timber and the future of BC’s forestry sector are inherently connected. Design plays an important role in shifting the industry from commodity-based production toward higher-value wood products, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable building systems.
Confirmed tour locations include Alliance Française, on5, and Little Flower Academy, with one additional project to be announced. The tour includes a lunch break at the Oakridge Timeout Market. Our first stop will be at on5, where our hosts from SLA Architect and Timber Engineering will introduce the foundations of mass timber design.
Ticket price includes transportation for the day and $20 towards a lunch of your choice.
Participants are required to bring PPE (hard hat, high-visibility vest, and steel-toed boots). TWIG has a limited supply available, so please contact us if you require assistance.
Transportation is provided by chartered bus, with pickup and drop-off at the EasyPark lot south of Main Street–Science World SkyTrain Station.
*Final tour agenda will be announced in early September
Friday September 18th
9:15 – 3:00 PM
$40 for Professionals – 26 spots
$20 for Students – 6 spots
Join TWIG and UBC CAWP as part of Design Vancouver Festival for a tour focused on mass timber projects across Vancouver. Explore the journey of mass timber from design to occupancy as we visit a selection of completed buildings and active construction sites.
Throughout the tour, participants will hear directly from architects, engineers, builders, and building users connected to each site. Each stop highlights a different stage in a building’s lifecycle, with perspectives on design intent, engineering, construction, material selection, and the experience of occupying a mass timber building.
This tour gives participants an opportunity to experience wood buildings firsthand while learning about the collaborative design process required to deliver successful timber projects. Mass timber and the future of BC’s forestry sector are inherently connected. Design plays an important role in shifting the industry from commodity-based production toward higher-value wood products, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable building systems.
Confirmed tour locations include Alliance Française, on5, and Little Flower Academy, with one additional project to be announced. The tour includes a lunch break at the Oakridge Timeout Market. Our first stop will be at on5, where our hosts from SLA Architect and Timber Engineering will introduce the foundations of mass timber design.
Ticket price includes transportation for the day and $20 towards a lunch of your choice.
Participants are required to bring PPE (hard hat, high-visibility vest, and steel-toed boots). TWIG has a limited supply available, so please contact us if you require assistance.
Transportation is provided by chartered bus, with pickup and drop-off at the EasyPark lot south of Main Street–Science World SkyTrain Station.
*Final tour agenda will be announced in early September
Connecting people to inspire innovation in wood since 2012.
TWIG operates on the unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples who have lived in deep relationship with the lands and forests we now call British Columbia since time immemorial. We recognize and honour the enduring stewardship, knowledge, and cultures of these Nations—whose care over generations shaped the very forests that gave rise to BC’s forestry industry. We also acknowledge the devastating impacts of colonization, including the near-erasure of many old-growth ecosystems and the displacement of Indigenous communities and cultural practices connected to these ancient forests.
As we work to shape the future of BC’s forest products industry, we are committed to pathways that integrate Indigenous perspectives, support cultural resurgence, and foster a renewed relationship to land, materials, and community—one grounded in respect, regeneration, and transformative change.
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