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Thus, the United States under the name of «American Framing» built an immense frame which covers the external structure of their pavilion. Inside, magnificent models pay homage to this noble material which, since the conquest of the West, represents 90 percent of private homes in the country.
Still in the same essence, Belgium’s “Composite Presence” recreates minia- ture three-dimensional cities at the scale of 1 / 15th.
As for Japan, its «Co-Ownership of Action» had all the parts of a wooden house destined for demolition transported and imagined new forms of architecture inside the houses.
The Nordic Countries «What we share - A Model of Cohousing» ask visi- tors to walk through the space only barefoot to walk on the parquet floor and present a new art of living very close to nature with domestic elements made entirely of wood.
Finland uses a prefab by Alvar Aalto, a kit house where tables and shelves adapt to the modern world.
Pavillon Suisse “ Oræ”