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Hanover Expo Canopy

Hanover Expo Canopy, Germany

Architects: Herzog + Partner BDA, Munich
Structural Engineers: IEZ Natterer GmbH, Wiesenfelden
Completed: 2000
Area: 15,210m2
Location: Hanover, Germany
Timber Suppliers: Merk Holzbau GmbH & Co KG  
Structural timberwork: Finnforest Oyj Kerto  
               

Germany’s World Expo building consists of ten identical, arched roof structures supported by columns. The theme of the World Expo was “Man-Nature-Technology” and timber, with its environmental properties, was a natural choice. The canopy also demonstrates timber’s extraordinary versatility.