With a number of emerging manufacturing techniques and a growing awareness of its ecological benefits, wood is currently experiencing an almost unprecedented resurgence in contemporary construction following years of being considered a material of the past. The magical potential and versatility of the elementary material is explored in Taschen's 'Contemporary Wood Buildings 100', a 624-page book that explores wood's great renaissance in architecture across 100 projects in locations that span China to Chile. Authored by Philip Jodidio, the multilingual book also delves into the intricacies of the techniques, trends and principles that have informed the work of architects like Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano.