{"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":"
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 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