Press Release

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) is pleased to announce the sponsors of the “Foresting Architecture”, part of the Future Society Showcase Project “Green Expo” at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”).
Discussions are still ongoing with a number of companies and organisations for each of the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibits. New sponsors and organisations will be announced in due course.

■ Project Name:
Foresting Architecture [Green Expo]

■ Sponsor:
Takenaka Corporation ( President: SASAKI Masato, Osaka City)

■ Overview of Project:
The “Foresting Architecture” is a proposal for the architecture of the future in which the buildings we create together are seeds that will become forests when they are finished being used instead of going to waste. This form of architecture combines state-of-the-art 3D printing technology with handcrafting. Takenaka Corporation will construct and sponsor two buildings with a diameter of 4.65 m and a height of 2.95 m at the Ground Plaza located in the north-west of the Grand Ring, which visitors can use for rest and other purposes. The structure is made from 3D printed biodegradable, light-transmitting cellulose acetate, and the exterior will be made from handmade Japanese paper and plants created at various events.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Artist’s impression of the “Foresting Architecture”*
　　　　　　　　　　　　*May be subject to change due to future technological development, etc.

(For Reference)
■ About the Future Society Showcase Project
The Future Society Showcase Project is a general term referring to a group of projects that provide experiences to a wide range of participants and visitors from Japan and abroad by utilising technologies and services that support the theme of the Expo, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” for the development, operation, exhibition, and events of the Expo site, in the form of “demonstrations” that give a sense of the future beyond 2025, and “implementation” that is suitable for the Expo.

(Enquiries)　　
Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Email: globalpr@expo2025.or.jp