Throughout history, people have constructed simple timber lattice shelters such as the tepee or yurt, covered with animal skins, leaves, grasses and woven fabrics. Over the last fifty years, more sophisticated ‘webs of wood’ have emerged, with timber gridshells in particular becoming a structurally expressive form of architecture. Recent developments in digital design, 3-D modelling software, timber fabrication technologies as well as trends towards low-carbon construction have further rei...

2000 years ago, when a priest named Zecharias was chosen to enter the temple and light incense to God on his people's behalf, he had no idea that with one divine encounter, his life was going to change forever - or that his persistent, humble prayers were about to help turn the world upside down. But first, he'd have to cooperate with God -- and a very determined archangel.Have you ever wondered whether what you say, or how you pray, makes any difference? Words...