In this movie by the American Hardwood Export Council, architect Amanda Levete of AL_A and London Design Festival director Ben Evans discuss the Timber Wave, a three-storey-high sculpture installed outside the V&A museum in London for the festival, which opens tomorrow.

The project is a collaboration between AL_A, The London Design Festival, AHEC, Cowley Timber and engineers Arup.

It remains in place until 15 October.  Watch a movie about its manufacture here.

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