The Daniels Faculty is pleased to be co-hosting the 2018 TimberFever student design-build competition September 20-23 in conjunction with Ryerson University. TimberFever is presented by Moses Structural Engineers.
 
TimberFever brings architecture and civil engineering students from universities across Canada together to build a life-size structure out of wood. A total of 96 architecture and engineering students from ten universities across Canada have registered for this year's event, making it the farthest-reaching TimberFever competition yet.
 
The intense four-day competition is a valuable experiential learning opportunity for students, which includes a design charrette, to be held at Ryerson University, and two days of construction, which will be held at the Daniels Building at One Spadina. Each year the design brief is top secret and centered around a current issue. Each team is given the same amount of wood and a base for their structure. They have access to power tools, a workshop, and are given help from workshop staff and representatives from the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario.
 
An awards ceremony will take place at the Daniels Faculty's Main Hall on September 23 at 4:30pm. The ceremony is open to the public.
 
After the competition, structures remain on display and the public is encouraged to vote for their favorite design on TimberFever website starting Monday September 24, 2018. The People’s Choice will be announced on TimberFever's social media accounts after the structures are taken off display and online voting has ended.

For more information, visit the TimberFever website.

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Photo, top: Daniels undergraduate students design and build an installation at Hart House Farm, Summer 2017 | Photo by Harry Choi