Budapest, Hungary — During World War II, within the walls of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish prisoner ...

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Since time immemorial, wood has been the most ancient building material. Shelters, huts, houses, churches, and other ...

First Collective volunteers aided the residents. The city decided to clear the camp after First Collective began building a wooden structure cemented into the ground on the property. In other ...

A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto ...

With its “Grand Ring” wooden structure as the event’s symbol, the venue homes 84 pavilions. Cutting-edge technologies will be showcased, such as a “heart” made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...

A 7,275-year-old wooden well discovered in the Czech Republic may be the oldest known wooden structure still in existence, showcasing Neolithic craftsmanship. In a groundbreaking discovery, ...

Surrounding most of the pavilions -- a chance for architects' fancies to run wild -- is the world's largest wooden structure, the "Grand Ring". Its creator Sou Fujimoto told AFP that Expo is a ...

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Planned by the Expo’s design producer Fujimoto Sō, this creation embodies the concept “Unity in Diversity” in its character as a single structure composed of wood harvested across Japan.

The overall masterplan is led by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, who envisions a circular structure known as the Grand Roof, or the "Grand Ring." Measuring 1.5 kilometers in diameter, the ...