<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Blockbau</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>plank construction</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>log construction</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Blockbauweise</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Strickbau</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>block construction</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood log construction technique of layering tightly fitting timbers one on top of the other. Used since the Neolithic period, particularly in Europe and Asia. Either round logs or squared timber beams may be used. The combination of a block enclosed in a frame is called "plank construction." ]]></note></mads>