WOOD. BUILDING THE FUTURE Gandelli Group

WOOD. BUILDING THE FUTURE

PIAZZA CORDUSIO, MILAN, ITALY

1.03.2014 – 31.03.2014

CUTTING-EDGE WOOD-BASED ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
WOODBOX is open every day from 10:00 until 20:00, entrance is free of charge

The world of wood is on show in this mobile and compact WOODBOX exhibition, situated in Piazza Cordusio in the heart of Milan. The exhibition demonstrates the potential for wood-based architecture in Europe. Milan is the first stop-off for WOODDAYS, an international road-show that uses debates, conferences and presentations of best practices to take a closer look at the possibilities of wood as a construction material in urban areas. The focus of the road-show will be none other than wood. It’s the ideal material to tackle to the challenges of the cities of the future, which will become increasingly greener whilst constantly expanding.

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WOODBOX: 38 wood-based urban architecture projects that look to the future

Starting from some significant architectural projects already completed, WOODBOX demonstrates how wood construction is taking hold in new settings: from wide span load-bearing structures and the construction of skyscrapers to how wood can be used to create innovative spaces which make better use of pre-existing buildings, to regenerate urban areas and to construct new residential dwellings. The exhibition underlines just how important wood can be to the construction of public buildings such as schools and retirement homes. The majority of the projects included in the exhibition are situated in German-speaking countries, particularly Austria, who is at the forefront of wood-based construction.

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