A temporary installation for Leeds 2023 City of Culture, with Michael Pinsky, Studio Bark and Alt Environmental Engineers.

An array of 7m tall, braced Douglas Fir columns in the city centre.

A typical supply chain for timber in construction projects includes many phases, from growing, felling, planking and processing, through to fabrication, construction and end of life - with a lot of transport in between. The further down the supply chain, the more bespoke a material becomes as greater specification limits its reusability.

Making A Stand uses timber towards the start of the supply chain, after the planking phase. Following circular economy principles, light touch processing and the strategic design of a minimal structural canopy have been employed to limit impact on the timber fins andsupport their return to the supply chain.