Vienna

MQ Wien/Mariahilfer Straße

23 September – 4 October

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woodbox on tour - milan

Cutting-edge timber architecture in Europe
10 days of dialogue on building with wood

Wood will be showcased right in the heart of the city as the material of the future when it comes to urban construction and living.

WOODBOX is a compact, mobile exhibition that, with the help of around 50 architectural examples, shows the new potential in building with wood – ecological, sustainable and urban.

WOODDAYS features dialogues, lectures and presentations of best practices around the theme of wood as a key material for the green cities of tomorrow.

Friday, March 21st 2014, 6:00 pm

Opening wooddays

Piazza Cordusio, Milan

Wednesday, March 26th 2014, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

City dialogue “Wood Growing Cities” Milan – Zurich

Zurich municipal politics, the vision of a “2000 Watt Society”
Political and technological developments in the incorporation of more timber in multistorey buildings in Zurich
Experiences from the Via Cenni project in Milan
Status of urban building projects involving wood in Europe and abroad
Norms, building regulations, status of fire and earthquake safety technologies

Friday, March 28th 2014, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Architectural convention “Wood. Building the Future”

Use of timber in the consolidation of existing structures (Arch. Andrea Oliva, studio CittaArchitettura)
Repurposing and revitalising abandoned zones in the urban fabric (Arch. Alberto Alessi, director of materialegno magazine)
Development of urban timber construction using Zurich as an example (Arch. Christian Sumi, Burkhalter Sumi architects, Zürich)
Modern building of schools, intelligence and sustainability (Arch. Markus Turnher, Fink + Thurnher architects, Bregenz)

WOODBOX open daily from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, free admission

woodbox on tour

WOODBOX & WOODDAYS

The city governments of Milan actively support the initiative as local partners.

Equally supportive are the respective national architecture, engineering and timber associations, relevant higher educational institutions and significant companies involved in the European timber industry.

Sponsoring partners

Content

Schloss Esterhazy

Bio-Landgut Esterhazy

TU Munich