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Foresting Architecture, TAKENAKA CORPORATION | International Design Awards Winners

Foresting Architecture

CompanyTAKENAKA CORPORATION

Lead DesignersAtsushi Yamazaki

Design TeamAtsushi Yamazaki,Yukina Ohishi, Akitoshi Hamada, TAKENAKA CORPORATION

Project LocationEarth Plaza, Expo 2025 Site, Yumeshima, Osaka, Japan

ClientTAKENAKA CORPORATION

CreditsPhoto by: Yoshiro Masuda, Yosuke Ohtake

Prize(s)Gold in Other Architectural Designs / Temporary / Pop-up Structures

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Entry Description

The "foresting architecture" is a rest area for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, 3D-printed on-site using biodegradable plant-based resin and finished with handmade paper by children, embedded with seeds of local grasses and trees. It gradually sprouted and grew during the Expo. Recognized by Guinness World Records™ as the "Largest 3D-Printed biodegradable building (monolithic)", this regenerative temporary architecture was designed not only to be built and maintained during use, but also to return to the soil and become a forest after its life.