Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation – Building and Construction Resource
The Danish national pavilion designed by Bjarke Ingels Group showcases sustainability and energy solutions along with architecture and design. The pavilion’s centerpiece is The Little Mermaid, marking the first time that the iconic statue has left Copenhagen. The Little Mermaid is displayed in the center of an artificial pond within the Danish building. The original [...]
The United Arab Emirates pavilion, created by British architect Lord Norman Foster, was designed to resemble a sand dune. The building, which is constructed of gold-colored glass, is curved to imitate the natural formations of the leeward and windward sides of the sand dunes found in the U.A.E. Foster’s design also calls attention to the [...]
The Chinese pavilion was the largest national pavilion at the Expo and most expensive, costing an estimated US$220 million. The 63-meter high pavilion, the tallest structure at the Expo, is called "The Crown of the East," and was meant to resemble an ancient Chinese crown. The chief architect of the pavilion was He Jingtang. It [...]
The Expo Axis is the world’s largest membrane roof, which spans the entrance and boulevard building of the World Exposition 2010 in Shanghai. The combination of the membrane structure, which has a surface of 65,000 m2 in total with a span of 100 m, and the six steelglass funnels of 45 m height, formed of [...]
The Urban Planet pavilion is located in the Theme Pavilion central exhibition building on the Expo Axis. The concept and design were contributed by the German communication agency Triad Berlin Projektgesellschaft. The company, which had already designed a pavilion for the Expo 2000 in Hanover, won an international bidding contest against more than 150 competitors. [...]