Before an audience the teamworking architects Stefano Boeri, Richard Burdett, Mark Rylander and Jacques Herzog recently illustrated the developmental and stylistic lines and creative principles that will shape the area where the Milan World EXPO 2015 is to take place from 1 May to 30 October 2015. This marks the first step in the planning process that will lead to the realization of the challenging project dedicated to the theme ’Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’, which EXPO 2015 will bring to the world’s attention. Continue Reading →
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UK Pavilion at Shanghai EXPO 2010 by Thomas Heatherwick
The UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO expresses British creativity and environmental engagement at the biggest event of its kind since the EXPO phenomenon began in 1851 with the Great Exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace. Since then, there have been more than 50 EXPOs – which have also been known as World’s Fairs or World Expositions – and the most spectacular have included those at Chicago in 1893 and Paris in 1900. The latter attracted 50m visitors, a record at the time, setting an early benchmark for a country’s portrayal of innovation and progress. Continue Reading →
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On Nov. 26, 2007, Korea won its bid to host the 2012 World Expo in its southern coastal city of Yeosu in 2012, beating Tangiers of Morocco and Wroclaw of Poland. The winner was chosen in a secret ballot by delegates of member nations of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at its general assembly in Paris.
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The Spanish pavilion designed by Barcelonese studio Miralles Tagliabue (EMBT) will be one of the biggest pavilions during next year’s World EXPO. The space spanning 7,000 square meters will be categorized under the theme called “Habitable Constructions.”
The design was inspired by wicker baskets, a handicraft deeply rooted in both Spain and China.
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Visitors to the Czech pavilion in the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai will find themselves in a fictitious city, ’where one can feel well and safe. In a city of activity, charms, production, traveling, observing and listening, where any passer-by can take an active part.’
Main theme of the 2010 World’s Exposition ’Better City – Better Life’ as well as the theme of the national participation under ’Fruits of Civilization,’ had inspired the creators of this winning design to create an imaginary urbanized countryside. The pavilion and the exposition design is based in urban structures which are briefly depicted in caricature on the facades in front of the pavilion and within the exposition. Continue Reading →
