Wood is ubiquitous in the architectural heritage of Scandinavia, whose forests have long supplied an abundance of the building material. “It dates back to the Viking era and has remained an important aspect of Swedish architecture ever since,” says Martin Stenberg Ringnér, associate design director of Henning Larsen. Based in Copenhagen, the firm has designed World of Volvo, an “experience center” combining entertainment, exhibitions, food and drink, and retail in a single structure, now under construction and due to open to visitors in 2024. For this 236,000-square-foot project, located in the Swedish city of Gothenburg (which bills itself as “the world’s most sustainable destination”), timber takes center stage.

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