In its 40th anniversary year, the Serpentine Gallery announced that the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is being designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel. This year’s Pavilion is the 10th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the world’s first and most ambitious architectural program of its kind. It will be the architect’s first completed building in the UK. Continue Reading →
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 →
The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is called ‘Kirnu‘ (‘Giant’s Kettle’). Designed by a team from Helsinki-based architect’s office JKMM, Kirnu won first prize among 104 entries in the design competition, which was announced in May 2008The results were made public in October 2008 in Helsinki. The planning started immediately, and construction began in April 2009, with the pavilion due to be completed in December 2009. The head designer of the pavilion is architect Teemu Kurkela. Continue Reading →
The Organizing Committee of Expo 2012 Yeosu, South Korea has announced the winning entries at the press conference on the 19th of October. The first prize winner is Soma Architects in which four Austrian architects have participated in partnership. They are Günther Weber, Kristina Schinegger, Stefan Rutzinger and Martin Oberascher. Continue Reading →
The ‘Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space’ is a temporary mobile performance space for 300 visitors to be located on the Marstallplatz in the City of Munich. It is intended to be used for a wide range of events at the annual Opera Festival 2010 and then to travel to other locations. Continue Reading →
Beijing based Studio Pei Zhu designed and built the ‘Urban Oasis’ pavilion for the Shenzen Hong Kong Bi City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Their approach to the project was to concentrate on simple local materials and natural forms. Continue Reading →
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.
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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From Studio Weave:
’140 Boomerangs’ is a project made up of modular Boomerang-elements which may be assembled in various permutations. It is able to create site specific, fluid, playful forms but from a simple element which is simple to assemble and re-assemble. Continue Reading →
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 →
