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Spatial Laminated Timber (SPLAM) Pavilion
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The Spatial Laminated Timber (SPLAM, for short) Pavilion is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the design team and the University of Michigan Taubman College. The pavilion is a permanent addition to the campus of Chicago’s EPIC Academy, one of the city’s most innovative high schools, and demonstrates the potential for prefabricated timber framing panels using robotic technology to achieve sustainable design and construction methods.
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The SPLAM Pavilion on EPIC Academy’s campus is a flexible outdoor space, introducing a new structural framing system called SLT [Spatial Laminated Timber].
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