![]() ![]() The World Expo, which last appeared in Milan in 2015, is expected to run until March 31, 2022. While the exposition has been lauded for its impressive pavilions, critics have also decried construction fatalities and its use of low-paid foreign labor – a stark contrast to its seven billion dollar budget. Bronze Winner Exhibition Design Category A, Bureau International des Expositions. The verdant pavilion by WOHA architects demonstrates the potential for sustainable urban solutions that integrate engineering, technology, and nature. Awards: Winner The Best Interactive Pavilion, Exhibitor Magazine 2022. Another nature-centered national pavilion is Singapore’s “Nature, Nurture, Future”, which resembles an overgrown treehouse replete with plant and tech-informed microclimate. Saudi Arabia’s LEED-platinum, six-story sloped rectangle by Boris Micka, entitled “Heritage”, confers access to the kingdom’s five natural ecosystems, where visitors can interactively learn about the country’s rich history and culture. A highlight of the exhibition is Spain’s conical “solar chimneys” of reusable materials like fabric, wood, and iron, by Amann-Cánovas-Maruri, which point to possibilities for sustainable design. Image Credit: AFP Dubai: Sean Murphy, the United States. Much of Dubai Expo 2020 aims to take a sustainability-centered approach. Published: Octo16:31 Staff Report A visitor poses for a photograph in front of the USA Pavillion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Expo 2020 Dubai, being held under the theme Connecting Minds, Creating the Future, is open to the public from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. ![]() The interior of the Spanish pavilion, made of natural, sustainable materials such as fabric and wood. ![]()
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