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German Pavilion: Balance in City
One of the largest international pavilions in 2010 Shanghai Expo, the pavilion is christened “Balancity”, a play between the two words balance and city. Balance according to Germany is visually highlighted in both the structure and the four exhibition halls.
A three-dimensional walk-through sculpture set up with 175 steel piles and 1,200 tons of steel structure, the 6,000-m2 pavilion stands in four irregular geometric solids. Examined separately, each looks unbalanced. Collectively they perfectly define and symbolize a balance of various forces.
The four exhibition halls showcase German’s self-definition and strength, seeking a balance between renewal and preservation, innovation and tradition, urbanity and nature, society and its individuals, work and recreation, and finally, between globalization and national identity. Visitors can walk through the pavilion, stating at a harbor and through gardens and parks, via a town planning office and a factory and past the opera before ending at the “Energy Source,” the city’s power plant.
The climax of the journey through the German Pavilion is the Energy Source in the last exhibition hall. Inside the exhibition hall hangs a huge metal ball three meters in diameter and 1,000 kg in weight. This huge ball responds to audience. It swings when hundreds of visitors shout. The louder the collective shouting, the more widely the ball swings from side to side.
The Danish Pavilion: City of Fairytales
With a size of about 3,000 km2, the Danish Pavilion features a steel loop painted in white. A bird’s view reveals its spiral form. Inside the pavilion is a bike track. Constructed with prefabs, the pavilion is easy to install and relocate.
The pavilion presents the Danish symbols such as the Mermaid and bikes. Visitors can pedal a bike through the whole pavilion, experiencing the dream Denmark wants to share with the world. The pavilion is a modern fairytale in three chapters: how Danish people live, how the ideal city looks like, and how technology and solutions improve the future urban life.
The pavilion also relates how Copenhagen turned its seriously polluted harbor zone into harbor parks and cultural institutions. Today, the water in the harbor is so pure that you can swim in it. In the heart of the pavilion visitors will find the original sculpture of Mermaid standing in a pool filled with sea water from Copenhagen’s harbor. Visitors can even swim in the pool.
Canada Pavilion: the Living City
Situated in Zone C of the Expo site on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, the 6,000 m2 Canada Pavilion presents a public square surrounded by three structures in the shape of C which looks like open arms.
The theme of the Canada Pavilion is “The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable and Creative”, featuring three types of cities in Canada. The theme vividly reflects the diversity and openness underpinning the development of cities across Canada. Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian entertaining troupe of international renown, will stage public performances at the pavilion.
Environment protection is a big feature of the Canada Pavilion. Mark Rowswell, arguably the most famous foreigner and Canadian in China over the last two decades, is Canada’s Commissioner General for Shanghai Expo 2010, speaks highly of the green technology used in building the pavilion and the green features of the pavilion. For example, the pavilion uses a technology to collect rainwater for later use. The external walls of the pavilion are covered with a special green-house plant which can effectively reduce energy consumption inside the pavilion.
Italy Pavilion: Greeting from Marco Polo’s Home Country
The pavilion covers an area of 3,600 square meters and is 18 meters high. The inside is divided into irregular sections of different dimensions, connected by a steel bridge structure where the connecting galleries are visible. If needed, the structure can be dismantled and reconstructed, on a smaller scale, in another part of the city.
The different sections of the building make up a geometrical variety symbolizing the tradition and regional customs which define the Italian identity: a type of mosaic of which each of the parts show a single picture. The form also highlights the topographic complexity of Italian cities, with its numerous short narrow roads and alleys which suddenly open onto a large square, a characteristic which can also be found in the traditional Chinese urban centers. A psychophysical effect of comfort is given by an internal garden, the presence of water and natural light which spreads throughout the area across the patios and by the walls.
It is worth mentioning that transparent cement, a new, recently created multifaceted material, is used to build the pavilion. Because of its particular and diverse component on the different sides of the building, this material generates a twofold architectural effect, from the outside a nocturnal effect of the liveliness inside, and from the inside, the outside daylight atmosphere. The cement as well as other sophisticated technologies used in the pavilion help reduce energy consumption in the pavilion.
Culture is the focus of the five exhibition halls inside the Italy Pavilion. Elements of everyday life in Italy will be fully represented in the pavilion to visitors.
Australia Pavilion: Continent of Fantasies
The first visual impression of the Australian Pavilion is not the usual symbols of Australia such as kangaroos or golden beaches. Visitors who come to the Australia Pavilion will very probably wow at the sight of the red ocher exterior of the curving walls. The walls can change colors in response to temperatures. In appearance, the pavilion looks like Ayers Rock. The rock and the colors acknowledge the ancient landscape of Australia and demonstrate in a visually striking way the sophistication of modern urban design in Australia.
Australia's innovative ideas on urban planning, renewable energy development, transport and infrastructure will be presented under the theme “Mastering the challenges: Australia's smart solutions for our urban future”, which is Australia’s understanding of Shanghai Exposition’s theme: “Better City, Better Life”.
The pavilion comprises three parts incorporating distinct, yet inter-related exhibitions.
The first part called "Journey" will allow visitors to obtain a basic understanding of Australian society, its international population and its cultural diversity. Pictures and interactive exhibits will profile Australia's landscape and territories and tell the stories of the country's history and people.
A ramp will lead visitors to the second part, which features a 1,000-seat theatre screening a multi-media show that explores the country's major cities, tourist destinations, economic dynamism, cultural diversity, friendly people and high living standard.
Daily performances will be staged in the last part of the pavilion. Visitors will be invited to taste authentic Australian cuisine, sip some fine red wines and buy Australian products.
Korea Pavilion: Friendly City and Colorful Life
The conceptions in the Korea Pavilion embody the future cities which combine technology and Korean culture. Multi-media at the pavilion will display the authentic and modern Korea.
The exterior of the pavilion is highlighted by the Korean alphabet. In this visual presentation, signs become spaces and spaces become signs. Integrated into the pavilion structure, about 20 alphabetical elements form doors on the ground floor, indicating the openness and inclusiveness of the Korean culture.
The 6,000-m2 structure is the largest that Korea has ever built in its history of participation in world expositions. It is also one of the largest pavilions on the exposition compound in Shanghai.
Korea Pavilion comprises three floors. The ground floor is a waiting area called “My Street”. The second floor is the mainstay of the Korean pavilion. This part is divided in three sections, respectively known as “My Life”, “My City”, and “My Dream”. In “My Life”, visitors can explore culture, humanity, nature and technology in separate zones. In “My City”, visitors can watch a film showcasing the newest environment of the urban Korea. “My Dream” promotes a future the Korean people dream of, including the 2012 Yeosu World Expo, which will be a 3-month-long special event in Korea. □
One of the largest international pavilions in 2010 Shanghai Expo, the pavilion is christened “Balancity”, a play between the two words balance and city. Balance according to Germany is visually highlighted in both the structure and the four exhibition halls.
A three-dimensional walk-through sculpture set up with 175 steel piles and 1,200 tons of steel structure, the 6,000-m2 pavilion stands in four irregular geometric solids. Examined separately, each looks unbalanced. Collectively they perfectly define and symbolize a balance of various forces.
The four exhibition halls showcase German’s self-definition and strength, seeking a balance between renewal and preservation, innovation and tradition, urbanity and nature, society and its individuals, work and recreation, and finally, between globalization and national identity. Visitors can walk through the pavilion, stating at a harbor and through gardens and parks, via a town planning office and a factory and past the opera before ending at the “Energy Source,” the city’s power plant.
The climax of the journey through the German Pavilion is the Energy Source in the last exhibition hall. Inside the exhibition hall hangs a huge metal ball three meters in diameter and 1,000 kg in weight. This huge ball responds to audience. It swings when hundreds of visitors shout. The louder the collective shouting, the more widely the ball swings from side to side.
The Danish Pavilion: City of Fairytales
With a size of about 3,000 km2, the Danish Pavilion features a steel loop painted in white. A bird’s view reveals its spiral form. Inside the pavilion is a bike track. Constructed with prefabs, the pavilion is easy to install and relocate.
The pavilion presents the Danish symbols such as the Mermaid and bikes. Visitors can pedal a bike through the whole pavilion, experiencing the dream Denmark wants to share with the world. The pavilion is a modern fairytale in three chapters: how Danish people live, how the ideal city looks like, and how technology and solutions improve the future urban life.
The pavilion also relates how Copenhagen turned its seriously polluted harbor zone into harbor parks and cultural institutions. Today, the water in the harbor is so pure that you can swim in it. In the heart of the pavilion visitors will find the original sculpture of Mermaid standing in a pool filled with sea water from Copenhagen’s harbor. Visitors can even swim in the pool.
Canada Pavilion: the Living City
Situated in Zone C of the Expo site on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, the 6,000 m2 Canada Pavilion presents a public square surrounded by three structures in the shape of C which looks like open arms.
The theme of the Canada Pavilion is “The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable and Creative”, featuring three types of cities in Canada. The theme vividly reflects the diversity and openness underpinning the development of cities across Canada. Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian entertaining troupe of international renown, will stage public performances at the pavilion.
Environment protection is a big feature of the Canada Pavilion. Mark Rowswell, arguably the most famous foreigner and Canadian in China over the last two decades, is Canada’s Commissioner General for Shanghai Expo 2010, speaks highly of the green technology used in building the pavilion and the green features of the pavilion. For example, the pavilion uses a technology to collect rainwater for later use. The external walls of the pavilion are covered with a special green-house plant which can effectively reduce energy consumption inside the pavilion.
Italy Pavilion: Greeting from Marco Polo’s Home Country
The pavilion covers an area of 3,600 square meters and is 18 meters high. The inside is divided into irregular sections of different dimensions, connected by a steel bridge structure where the connecting galleries are visible. If needed, the structure can be dismantled and reconstructed, on a smaller scale, in another part of the city.
The different sections of the building make up a geometrical variety symbolizing the tradition and regional customs which define the Italian identity: a type of mosaic of which each of the parts show a single picture. The form also highlights the topographic complexity of Italian cities, with its numerous short narrow roads and alleys which suddenly open onto a large square, a characteristic which can also be found in the traditional Chinese urban centers. A psychophysical effect of comfort is given by an internal garden, the presence of water and natural light which spreads throughout the area across the patios and by the walls.
It is worth mentioning that transparent cement, a new, recently created multifaceted material, is used to build the pavilion. Because of its particular and diverse component on the different sides of the building, this material generates a twofold architectural effect, from the outside a nocturnal effect of the liveliness inside, and from the inside, the outside daylight atmosphere. The cement as well as other sophisticated technologies used in the pavilion help reduce energy consumption in the pavilion.
Culture is the focus of the five exhibition halls inside the Italy Pavilion. Elements of everyday life in Italy will be fully represented in the pavilion to visitors.
Australia Pavilion: Continent of Fantasies
The first visual impression of the Australian Pavilion is not the usual symbols of Australia such as kangaroos or golden beaches. Visitors who come to the Australia Pavilion will very probably wow at the sight of the red ocher exterior of the curving walls. The walls can change colors in response to temperatures. In appearance, the pavilion looks like Ayers Rock. The rock and the colors acknowledge the ancient landscape of Australia and demonstrate in a visually striking way the sophistication of modern urban design in Australia.
Australia's innovative ideas on urban planning, renewable energy development, transport and infrastructure will be presented under the theme “Mastering the challenges: Australia's smart solutions for our urban future”, which is Australia’s understanding of Shanghai Exposition’s theme: “Better City, Better Life”.
The pavilion comprises three parts incorporating distinct, yet inter-related exhibitions.
The first part called "Journey" will allow visitors to obtain a basic understanding of Australian society, its international population and its cultural diversity. Pictures and interactive exhibits will profile Australia's landscape and territories and tell the stories of the country's history and people.
A ramp will lead visitors to the second part, which features a 1,000-seat theatre screening a multi-media show that explores the country's major cities, tourist destinations, economic dynamism, cultural diversity, friendly people and high living standard.
Daily performances will be staged in the last part of the pavilion. Visitors will be invited to taste authentic Australian cuisine, sip some fine red wines and buy Australian products.
Korea Pavilion: Friendly City and Colorful Life
The conceptions in the Korea Pavilion embody the future cities which combine technology and Korean culture. Multi-media at the pavilion will display the authentic and modern Korea.
The exterior of the pavilion is highlighted by the Korean alphabet. In this visual presentation, signs become spaces and spaces become signs. Integrated into the pavilion structure, about 20 alphabetical elements form doors on the ground floor, indicating the openness and inclusiveness of the Korean culture.
The 6,000-m2 structure is the largest that Korea has ever built in its history of participation in world expositions. It is also one of the largest pavilions on the exposition compound in Shanghai.
Korea Pavilion comprises three floors. The ground floor is a waiting area called “My Street”. The second floor is the mainstay of the Korean pavilion. This part is divided in three sections, respectively known as “My Life”, “My City”, and “My Dream”. In “My Life”, visitors can explore culture, humanity, nature and technology in separate zones. In “My City”, visitors can watch a film showcasing the newest environment of the urban Korea. “My Dream” promotes a future the Korean people dream of, including the 2012 Yeosu World Expo, which will be a 3-month-long special event in Korea. □