{"id":277,"date":"2023-10-03T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smalldivine.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:27:46","slug":"construction-begins-on-expo-2025-osaka-masterplan-by-sou-fujimoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/smalldivine.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/construction-begins-on-expo-2025-osaka-masterplan-by-sou-fujimoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan<\/a> as part of architect Sou Fujimoto<\/a>‘s masterplan for Expo 2025 <\/a>Osaka<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fujimoto is designing the 60,000-square-metre structure to encircle the site of the upcoming World Expo, which will be located on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay.<\/p>\n

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Construction has begun on the Expo 2025 Osaka site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Expo 2025 <\/a>Osaka<\/a> organisers, the structure is intended to serve as a symbol of “one sky” and create a “connection” between the participating countries.<\/p>\n

It is being developed by Sou Fujimoto Architects<\/a> for the international fair in collaboration with fellow Japanese studios Tohata Architects & Engineers<\/a> and Azusa Sekkei<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sou Fujimoto has designed a large wooden structure to encircle the site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Led by Bureau International des Expositions<\/a> (BIE), Expo 2025 Osaka will be held for six months in 2025, following its opening on 13 April.<\/p>\n

Fujimoto has designed the wooden ring as a contemporary interpretation of traditional Japanese timber construction, such as that used to construct the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto.<\/p>\n

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Fujimoto is the architect behind the masterplan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It will have a diameter of 700 metres and a circumference of two kilometres, which will form the main circulation route for the masterplan.<\/p>\n

While incorporating walkways, the structure will double as a shelter from rain and sun, as well as a rooftop observation deck with seasonal landscaping.<\/p>\n