BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Lisa Mareike Ottenhaus; Catherine Keys; Kim Baber

doi:10.52202/080513-0232

BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Lisa Mareike Ottenhaus
, Catherine Keys
, Kim Baber

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The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of few universities in Australia who offer a dedicated structural timber engineering course. For several years, this course has been taught in parallel with an architecture design studio. In an interdisciplinary group project, teams of architecture and engineering students design timber bridges at various locations across Southeast Queensland. They learn about a range of topics, such as timber as structural material, timber durability, Indigenous stakeholder engagement, and forest stewardship, with expert guidance from industry professionals. Through hands-on prototyping and problem-based learning, students develop both technical proficiency and practical interdisciplinary skills as future design professionals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025
Editors	Kelly Rischmiller, Mahmoud Abu Saleem, Chloe Downey, Joe Gattas, Duncan Hossy, Lisa Ottenhaus, Wenxuan Wu, Yuhao Zhang, Zidi Yan
Publisher	World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE)
Pages	1899-1905
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331320904
ISBN (Print)	9798331320898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232 https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232
Publication status	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2025 - The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 22 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025

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Name	Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025

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Conference	14th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2025
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	22/06/25 → 26/06/25

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Ottenhaus, L. M., Keys, C., & Baber, K. (2025). BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND. In K. Rischmiller, M. A. Saleem, C. Downey, J. Gattas, D. Hossy, L. Ottenhaus, W. Wu, Y. Zhang, & Z. Yan (Eds.), Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025 (pp. 1899-1905). (Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025). World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE). https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232, https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232

Ottenhaus, Lisa Mareike ; Keys, Catherine ; Baber, Kim. / BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025. editor / Kelly Rischmiller ; Mahmoud Abu Saleem ; Chloe Downey ; Joe Gattas ; Duncan Hossy ; Lisa Ottenhaus ; Wenxuan Wu ; Yuhao Zhang ; Zidi Yan. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), 2025. pp. 1899-1905 (Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025).

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Ottenhaus, LM, Keys, C & Baber, K 2025, BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND. in K Rischmiller, MA Saleem, C Downey, J Gattas, D Hossy, L Ottenhaus, W Wu, Y Zhang & Z Yan (eds), Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), pp. 1899-1905, 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2025, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22/06/25. https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232, https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0232

BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING - TIMBER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND. / Ottenhaus, Lisa Mareike; Keys, Catherine; Baber, Kim.
Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025. ed. / Kelly Rischmiller; Mahmoud Abu Saleem; Chloe Downey; Joe Gattas; Duncan Hossy; Lisa Ottenhaus; Wenxuan Wu; Yuhao Zhang; Zidi Yan. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), 2025. p. 1899-1905 (Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment, WCTE 2025).

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