Holzbaukunst#

Wood Construction: For centuries timber was more widely used as a construction material than stone, but hardly any wooden buildings have survived in the cities, one reason being the danger of fires ( Fires). In the country wood was particularly important in the construction of farm buildings Farmhouse Types in the Alpine regions; both log construction and post-and-beam construction with brick walls were used. In certain areas of Upper Austria (western Muehlviertel region and upper Inntal valley) farm buildings with ventilating grilles can be found. The occasional wooden bridge can still be found in Austria (e.g. Panzendorf, east Tirol, 1781). Apart from the traditional use of wood in carpentry it is becoming more and more important in modern architecture. Not only large buildings (halls) are built of wood, but also residential estates such as the housing estate built in Bad Hofgastein in 1984/85.

Literature#