# Grid-Like Wave Canopies The Lignum Pavilion Shows Off the Modern Uses of Wood in Architecture By Meghan Young | Published 2013-03-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lignum-pavilion References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2013/03/06/lignum-pavilion-by-frei-saarinen-architects/) & [freisaarinen.ch](http://www.freisaarinen.ch/) Commissioned by Lignum, a Swiss information centre concerning the use of wood, the Lignum Pavilion was created with the intention of illustrating a contemporary use of wood for architectural purposes. The [public canopy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/piloti-canopy) is certainly modern. It is almost as though it were modeled after a digital grid-like wave. Made up of 20 layers of 541 [wooden planks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/match-house), all of which were cut by a cnc mill, to reach a height of 130 millimeters, the Lignum Pavilion is a [walkable structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape) that leads visitors down a short and subtly walking path. According to the Contemporist, the Lignum Pavilion will be used 10 times during a three year period. It was designed by Frei + Saarinen Architekten. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Wave-like Architecture:** The use of grid-like wave canopies showcases a disruptive innovation opportunity in modern architectural designs. - **Wooden Structures:** The Lignum Pavilion demonstrates the potential for wood as a modern and sustainable building material, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity in the construction industry. - **Digital Fabrication:** The use of CNC milling to create the Lignum Pavilion highlights the potential for advanced digital fabrication techniques in architecture, unveiling a disruptive innovation opportunity in the manufacturing sector. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** The use of grid-like wave canopies presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for architects to explore new forms and designs. - **Construction:** The innovative use of wood as a modern building material in the Lignum Pavilion opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity for the construction industry to embrace sustainable and renewable alternatives. - **Manufacturing:** The utilization of CNC milling to fabricate the Lignum Pavilion suggests a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers to adopt advanced digital fabrication techniques in their production processes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Community Hub Timber Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craft-not-carbon.md) - [Light Filtered Glulam Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paviljong-rosendal.md) - [Eucalyptus Wood Curved Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/armadillo-pavilion.md) - [Public Pavilion Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tess-pavilion.md) - [Mushroom-Like Wooden Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbon-garden-pavilion.md) - [Artful Wooden Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orchid-pavilion.md) - [Timber Wooden Pavilion Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mass-is-more.md) - [Bamboo Forest Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-rainforest-pavilion.md) - [Serene Wooden Garden Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garden-pavilion-1.md)