AA Design & Make students devise simple way to build with tree forks
Students from London's Architectural Association have developed a low-cost and easily repeatable way to build with tree forks – a type of timber that is usually discarded as waste even though it is unusually strong.
The project, titled A Forest Datum, saw the students design and build an elevated forest walkway by cutting the tree forks using a simple but adaptable jig.
The jig trims the irregularly shaped tree forks to workable dimensions while still maintaining their structurally advanta