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Building Tomorrow’s Architects: Why Student Design Competitions Matter for the Lumber Industry

The lumber industry has long supplied the raw material for civilization — framing homes, shaping skylines, furnishing interiors. But raw material alone doesn’t drive innovation. That requires designers, architects, and engineers who understand wood deeply enough to push it in new directions. Student design competitions are one of the most direct ways the industry invests […]

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