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This paper is a take on contemporary works in wood designed with parametricsoftwares and seen from an academic and professional point of view. Theknowledge about digital wood developed through Digital FabricationLaboratories has proved to be effective but with certain limitations when used forreal constructions. In fact, translating the freedom of building temporaryarchitectures -which is usually one of the ``learn by doing'' activities of designstudio or workshops- into wood architecture that respect all the constraints ofreal construction is a challenge. This paper shows several experiences whereinnovative ideas developed through research have been applied to temporarypavilions and real constructions in Japan, Italy and France.