NIAGARA, Ontario — Driving into the outskirts of Old Town, it is impossible to miss the steel and concrete edifice rising on Niagara Stone Road. Now, this is not a commentary on the design – the rendering of which makes it appear vaguely like a temple – but rather the construction method and materials, which impose limits on architectural creativity and expression. One can make a concrete and steel building look industrial, commercial or institutional and through decorative artifice and elements reduce its inherently cold, brooding and rigid appearance. …However, you cannot make it organically inviting nor warm and embracing on an intuitive human level. Moreover, the cement and concrete industries are one of the two least sustainable industries in the world. …There has to be a better way. The happy answer is look to wood — but, not just any wood as we will see.