ZGF Architects places "nine-acre" mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal

American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated on-site to keep the airport operational. The airport's giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice

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