The Shanghai Expo in 2010 is going to bring together the world, and it seems like all countries want to be well represented by their pavilions, making for some great architectural design.
From floating pavilions to rain harvesting architecture, here is a collection of 10 of the pavilion designs to be seen at the 2010 Shanghai Expo!
Implications - Events like the Shanghai expo give countries and businesses the unique opportunity to show their creativity to the rest of the world in a dramatic way. As superficial as it may sound, appearance is everything when it comes to these kinds of events. The more impressive the pavilion that represents your business/organization, the bigger impact your name will make on the thousands of people who visit.
10 Shanghai Expo Structures
Celebrating the 2010 Event, from Sand Dune Designs to Solar Soy Walls:
Rachel — Sep 27, 2009 — Art & Design
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Recycled CD Architecture
Atelier Feichang Jianzhu Combines Green and Music Scenes
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Papercut Architecture
Polish Pavilion at Expo 2010 Channels Cultural Tradition
8
Sand Dune Architecture
UAE Pavilion Will Shimmer, Morph and Change Color
7
Aortic Architecture
The Heart Influences This Urban Building Design
6
Rain Harvesting Architecture
The Eco-Friendly Canada Pavilion for the 2010 Expo
5
Solar Soy Walls
The Swiss Pavilion for Shanghai 2010 is Made of Beans and Sun Cells
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Floating Pavilions
Water Surrounds the Shanghai Expo 2010 French Pavilion
3
Papercraft-Inspired Buildings
Unexpected Polish Architecture for Shanghai Exhibition Hall
2
Bunny-Shaped Buildings
Macau Pavilion at World Expo Celebrates the Rabbit in Chinese Lore
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Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
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Immersive 3D Fashion Exhibits
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Automated Vertical Car Parks
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Parisian Airport Pop-Ups
Moët Hennessy's Paris Concept Event Featured Travel Exclusives
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Immersive Solar-Powered Installations
Marjan van Aubel & Lexus Unveil the 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds
Gilded Retail Exhibitions
Schiaparelli Debuts 'Through the Keyhole' Pop-Up in Shanghai
Kaleidoscopic Kindergarten Buildings
The Tianshui Kindergarten by SAKO Architects is Whimsical
Charred-Wood Tranquil Pavilions
Temp Designs the 3-to-1 Pavilion in a Rocky Shanghai Garden
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Craftsmanship-Centric Artful Exhibitions
OMA Designs the Loewe Crafted World Exhibition
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Inaugural Paper Lantern Festivals
Singapore Will Host Its First Sky Lantern Festival
Artful Wooden Pavilions
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónia Designs the Orchid Pavilion
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations
This Year's BlowUp Art The Hague Marks its Third
Industrial Design Exhibits
Design Burger Hosted a 'Design Dialogues Exhibit' in London
Multi-Sensory Art Experiences
Arcadia Earth Toronto & Benjamin Von Wong for A Sustainable Future
Vibrant Inclusive Playground Exhibitions
Wade and Leta Presents the Falling Into Place Exhibition
Aluminum Cladded Mountain Refuge
EX Creates the Pinwheel Shelter with Prefabricatef CLT Panels
Contemporary Backyard Pavilions
AMDLD Circle Designs the Cosmo Pavilion for Ethimo
Dazzling Vortex Office Towers
The Tencent Helix
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Shade-providing Forest Pavilions
DRAA Designs the Patagonian Shadow Cabin with Modern Accents
Texture-Highlighting Design Exhibitions
The Second Material Matters Launches in London
Climate Crisis Awareness Exhibitions
Kinetic Singapore Unveils the School of Tomorrow Exhibition
Regionally Inspired Retail Destinations
Japan & France Converge in the Kenzo Dubai Boutique Design
Extravagant Wedding Cake Pavilions
Joana Vasconcelos Designs an Impressive Sculptural Installation
Music Festival Bright Pavilions
Re:Right Design Created the Hayes Pavilion for Glastonbury
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Low-Tech Cathedral Pavilions
Heleo and Daniel Ruanova Design the Exchange Pavilion
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Farmland-Inspired Rural Hotel Cottages
Kooo Architects Designs the Ningshan LuZhai Cottage
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Nature-Inspired Tech Booths
SUMSEI is Said to Unveil a Distinctive Booth at CES 2024
Mass-Timber Office Buildings
Dream Completes the Olympic Games Office Design in Paris
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Fraying Dynamic Wooden Pavilions
Young Projects has Created the Match House Wooden Pavilion
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
Online Lifestyle-Inspired Street Festivals
The Xiaohongshu Street Life Festival is Exciting
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Irregular Pyramid-Shaped Retailers
Various Associates Designs a DJI Store in Shenzhen
Energy-Neutral Media Pavilions
AMDL Circle Designs the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Mesmerizing Sculpture Exhibitions
Dan Lam Showcases Her Fourth Solo Exhibition Tiled Cosmic Shake
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Stainless Steel-Wrapped Buildings
Payette Adorns the EXP Building with Metal Strips Throughout
Inflated Dynamic Design Exhibitions
Vienna Design Week Hosts the Series Exhibition this Year
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Serene Wooden Garden Pavilions
Byró Architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion in Prague
Vibrant Light Festival Displays
The 2024 Beijing Chaoyang International Light Festival is Striking
Sustainable Futures Exhibitions
SCI-Arc is Presenting 'Views of Planet City' in September
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Tech-Forward Contemporary Art Exhibitions
SPACES Was Organized by HOFA Gallery and PhillipsX
Inequalities-Focused Exhibition Forums
Triennale Milano Marks Its 24th International Exhibition
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Design Craftsmanship-Centered Exhibitions
The LOEWE 'Crafted World' Exhibit is Located in Shanghai
Rocky Garden-Nestled Serene Pavilions
Temp Designs the 3-to-1 Pavilion in a Rocky Garden
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Doll-Inspired Modern Installations
Nina Tolstrup Creates The Pavilions of Wonder Series in London
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Demountable Events Space
Andblack Design Studio Creates the Darwin Bucky Structure
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Futuristic Bridge Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects' Bridge in China is Futuristic & Stunning
Enlightening Supplier-Based Events
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Unveils a Supplier Diversity Event
Juxtaposing Heritage Hotel Courtyards
DaeWha Kang Design Creates a New Pavilion for OWO Hotel
Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits
Abelardo Morell Presents the New Ground Exhibition
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Earth-Inspired Concrete Arts Center
Tadao Ando Creates the Il Teatro Design at Aljada
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Light-Filled City Center Gardens
ROOM + Design & Build Designs the Secret Garden in Vietnam
Glass-Walled Shanghai Cafes
Offhand Practice Completes the Mei Yuan Cafe in Shanghai
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Traditional Pavilion Skincare Stores
Samuso Hyojadong Designs the New Aesop Store in Seoul
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Cascading Aluminum Pipe Museums
Kengo Kuma Design the Audeum Museum with an Aluminum Facade
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Modern Sichuan Restaurant Designs
Jialun Xiong Designs the New Sichuan Impression Location
Opulent Opera Venues
This Saudi Opera Complex is Inspired By Traditional Mud Brick Construction
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
World Expo Commemorative Coins
This Osaka-Kansai World Expo 2025 Coin is Minted in Silver
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
A-Frame Timber Wooden Pavilions
The LSA Creates the Dalston Pavilion in a London Car Park
Alleyway-Inspired Art Centers
Neri&Hu Completes the New Bund Performing Arts Centre
Exploratory Art Exhibits
The Saga of the Department Stores Exhibit Explores Shopping’s Evolution
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
Atelier GOM Designs the Longnan Garden Estate
Off-Shelf Tension System Pavilions
Webb Yates Creates the Off the Shelf Pavilion for London Design
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Anniversary-Honoring Wooden Pavilion
AMDL Circle and Michele De Lucchi Design the Pedrali Pavilion
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Building Block Art Exhibits
LEGO will Host The Art of the Brick Expo in Singapore
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
This Year's Emerge Exhibition Marks the Third Annual Showcase
Tropical Modernism Stage Designs
A Team of Designers Form a South Asian Stage at Glastonbury
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
Shigeru Ban Designs the Toyota City Museum in Japan
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Contemporary Design Fair Expansions
The Fair COLLECTIBLE is Expanding to New York City
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Glazed Pavilion Landscape Stations
Mur Mur Lab Designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station
Dynamic Mall Rooftop Extensions
Society Particular Completes the Skybowl Roof Extension
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Metal Sheet-Facade Book Stores
Wutopia Labs Designs the Shanghai Book City with a Dynamic Facade
Lightness-Emphasizing Design Exhibits
The Triennale Milano Opened an Alberto Meda-Honouring Show
Waterside Spiralled Footpath Stadiums
BDP Designs the Suoyuwan Barracuda in Dalian Bay
Swooped Roof Chinese Airports
MAD Designs the Lishui Airport Inspired by Soaring Birds
Scotland-Honoring Design Exhibitions
Slancha Curated the Under One Roof Exhibition in Glasglow
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Futuristic Factory Rooftop Extensions
MAD Transforms a Factory with the Ark Extension in China