11月30日，位于明尼阿波利斯北环街区的7层高楼T3正式开业，它是由温哥华建筑公司MGA和DLR公司联合设计的美国当今最大的木材建筑。Hine公司委任MGA公司设计此令人激动的项目，他们希望T3是一个独立新颖的办公楼，试图以现代的设计手法在建筑中演绎备俱特点的历史感木材、砖、石头和钢材材质，并将最先进的设施，环境性能和技术手段融入到建筑中。

On November 30, 2016 T3 officially opens its doors. Designed by Vancouver based Michael Green Architecture (MGA) in conjunction with Architect-of-Record DLR Group, the seven storey high-rise in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighbourhood is the largest mass timber building in the United States. When Hines approached MGA with this exciting project they envisioned T3 as a unique model of new-office building; an opportunity to offer a modern interpretation of the robust character of historic wood, brick, stone, and steel buildings with the additional benefits of state of the art amenities, environmental performance, and technical capability.

▽美国当今最大的木材建筑，the largest mass timber building in the United States

此项目是对明尼阿波利斯过去、未来以及仓库区丰富历史的一种投资。T3的设计目标是以现代的视角和手法去建造过去的历史特征。当今，企业都在寻找更具竞争力的办公楼来吸引并留住员工，T3则试图提供一个温暖好客的环境来吸引潜在的雇员和雇主。

The project is an investment in both the past and future of Minneapolis and in the warehouse district’s rich history. The design objective for T3 was to build on the character of the past with a modern perspective. As businesses look to new competitive models for attracting and retaining staff, the goal for T3 was to provide a warm and inviting environment that would attract potential employers and employees.

▽建筑外观，External View

T3意为“木材（Timber），技术（Technology），运输（Transit）”，建筑由22400平房英尺的办公楼和零售空间组成。超过3600立方米裸露的大块木质柱、梁和楼板唤起人们对于建筑先驱—重型木结构建筑的回忆。T3办公楼的屋顶、楼板、柱子和梁都利用了现代技术手法制成的工程木材部件：胶合木和钉层压木。用于制造NLT的大量木材则来自山松甲虫杀死的树木。这些现代的材料演绎出木材温暖美观的特性，并为员工创造了健康的室内环境。

T3, which stands for ‘Timber, Technology, Transit’, offers 224,000 square feet of office and retail space. Over 3,600 cubic meters of exposed mass timber columns, beams, and floor slabs recall the heavy timber construction of the building’s predecessors. T3’s modern technological approach uses engineered wood components (chiefly glulam and nail laminated timber) for the roof, floors, columns and beams, and furniture. A significant amount of the lumber used to fabricate the NLT comes from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle. These modern materials bring the warmth and beauty of wood to the interior, and promote a healthy indoor environment for occupants.

▽现代的材料演绎出木材温暖美观的特性，modern materials bring the warmth and beauty of wood to the interior