This luxury cabin-like dorm is the future of college living

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This luxury cabin-like dorm is the future of college living

UASDRH Axon Overall

Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Modus Studio, Mackey Mitchell Architects

Cutting down forests is the last thing most people think of when they hear about "going green."

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But at the University of Arkansas, a wooden dorm building is showing that it's possible. Called the Stadium Drive Residence Halls, the 202,027-square-foot building is the first large-scale mass timber building of its kind in the U.S.

Timber, it turns out, is an eco-friendly alternative to steel and cement. It's causing waves in the design and construction worlds, and some architects think there could be a timber revolution of the same sort that happened with steel and concrete at the turn of the 20th century.

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The dorm is a dream for college students and sustainability enthusiasts alike. Here's why buildings like Stadium Drive might be the future of design: