World's Largest Wooden Structure The Grand Ring in Osaka to Be Turned into Firewood
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Rheanna Hopkins
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article reports that The Grand Ring in Osaka, the world's largest wooden structure built for Expo 2025, will be mostly turned into firewood according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. The structure had a circumference of two kilometers and was constructed to encircle the Expo site. Readers are expressing outrage and disappointment in the comments, calling the decision a waste and questioning why such a significant architectural achievement would be destroyed rather than preserved or repurposed.
Key quotes
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"What a waste"
"WTF is wrong with people?" asked Design Junkie
"Firewood, good grief," they wrote in disbelief
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