MWA  |  Medieval Wooden Architecture

V I S I O N   &   M I S S I O N

MWA is an independent research project on medieval wooden architecture, for the exploration of its archetypes and symbolism, and the establishment of open-air museums with full-scale reconstructions.

MWA is committed to be aligned with the principles and aims of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the United Nations Global Compact. MWA is committed to join the United Nations Gobal Compact.

L O G O

The logo was inspired by the three royal burial mounds (Kungshögarna) at the Norse site of Gamla Uppsala, in Sweden, represented by the three cusps of the letters MW.

Geometrically, the acronym MWA was designed from the partial overlapping of three identical M, representing the first letter of the acronym MWA and the first letter of the Norse rune "Manðr", the rune of Man and for extension its architecture.

Royal Mounds at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, photo by Wiglaf