2024 Timber Framers Guild Conference

Adam Smith

Synecdoche, Director of Design & Co-Founder

Adam co-founded Synecdoche with Lisa in 2009. He is a licensed architect in the State of Michigan and is a lecturer in architecture at the University of Michigan Taubman College. He holds a Master of Architecture from Taubman College at the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University. In addition to his work at the building scale, Adam is also an active member of the Bike Alliance, advocating for safe and equitable access and mobility of urban spaces. He also leads the studio's fabrication shop that designs locally manufactured furniture and bespoke details with material assemblies.

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Presentation

Realizing Mass Timber Projects Through Interdisciplinary Cooperation
This session will share the variables of mass timber off-site manufacturing and on-site assembly in coordination with an evolving series of building codes to celebrate the material and inherent values of wood construction.