Welcome to wood city

July 19, 2016

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Take a virtual walk through Bergen, an ancient city in Norway with a great tradition of building and sculpting with wood. For the last decade Bergen has been further challenging architectural norms and experimenting with the material of wood, as well as hosting a international wood festivals attended by artists, sculptors, architects and wood experts from around the world...

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