Italy is among the first countries to have completed the basic structural work of its Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. This was announced in a press release by the Commissioner General Mario Vattani and the architect Mario Cucinella, who today carried out a visit to verify the progress of the works. Six months before the official opening of the Universal Exposition, which from 13 April 2025 will see 160 countries come together around the theme “Designing the Society of the Future for Our Lives”, the structures of the Pavilion, built entirely of wood and designed by Mca – Mario Cucinella Architects, together with the project management company Beyond Limits and the construction companies Nomura Co. and Nishio Rent All Co., have been completed according to schedule. “Today we have taken an important step in the process of creating the Italian Pavilion: six months before the opening, we are proud to be able to announce the completion of the load-bearing structures of what is the largest wooden construction of the entire Expo 2025 Osaka. A record that helps make our Pavilion, built entirely of wood from certified local supply chains, an emblem of sustainability and innovation. Together with Commissioner General Vattani, we visited the construction site to celebrate this significant milestone, which places Italy among the first countries to have completed this phase of the works”, declared Mario Cucinella, founder & design director of Mca.
“This occasion will be fundamental to offer the public an updated image of Italy, our technology and our innovation. For this reason, it will be important to bring the public to our Pavilion. Among the participating countries, we have the building with the most imposing wooden structure, visible even from a distance from various points of the site. It will offer visitors the opportunity to walk through the largest hanging garden of the entire Expo, which will offer a breathtaking view on every side,” underlined Ambassador Mario Vattani. “Italy is located in a strategic position on the Expo site, a few meters from the Grand Ring, a symbolic element of the Universal Exposition designed by architect Fujimoto Sou and also made entirely of wood. The Italian Pavilion, with elegance and style, dialogues structurally and symbolically with the Ring from a privileged position. Thanks to a height specifically calculated with respect to that of the Ring, the garden becomes a natural stage where we will organize highly visible events, aimed at enhancing Italian creativity and the excellence of Made in Italy, which will be visible to the public present on the Ring as if from the stands of an elevated arena”.
