This article contains the details of the pavilions in Expo 2015. The 2015 World Expo Milan covers more than 2.9 square kilometers and contains more than 70 exposition pavilions. More than 145 countries and 50 international organizations registered to participate in the 2015 Milan Expo.
Theme pavilions
Pavilion Zero
There are 5 theme areas:
Pavilion Zero [it], which serves as an introduction to the Expo;
Future Food District which displays a modern and hyper-technological supermarket
Children's park, an area dedicated to kids exploring the Expo theme
a Biodiversity Park which includes a garden and two pavilions
Arts & Foods: rituals since 1851 exhibition[1] hosted at the satellite venue Triennale di Milano.[2]
In addition the Media Center, which looks exactly like Pavilion Zero, welcomes visitors at the west entrance of the exhibition.
National pavilions
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145 of the world's 196 nations were represented at Expo 2015, either in stand-alone pavilions or within larger pavilions.
This pavilion's theme was Agricultural Heritage and Technological Development for Food Self-Sufficiency and describes how difficult hunting and obtaining water is in its arid conditions. There was also a food area which served cous cous and other offerings from the national cuisine.[5]
Theme 'Sustainability in Rice Production for Better Life Under Changing Climate' Includes information about rice capable of adapting to climate change developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute[15]
The pavilion is a wooden box: a suspended structure with a large wooden lintel enclosed by a frame of crossed beams and supported by four concrete pillars that create an intermediate space and a clear horizon.
BIE award 2nd place for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)[6]
The building's predominant feature is its complex roof form. From the front it appears to be a series of curves, while at the back it forms a row of rectilinear shapes.
Exhibitor Magazine' best exterior design honorable mention[10] BIE award 3rd place for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)[6]
Theme Concept: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio Cárdenas; Architecture Concept: Manuel Villa Arquitectos; Architectural Design: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio Cárdenas[22]
The Colombia Pavilion theme was "Naturally Sustainable", a concept that was experienced throughout the exhibition of the five thermal floors the country has: hot, temperate, cold, moorland and perennial snow. The possibility of having a stable temperature during 365 days, allows the country to be a constant food producer, a breadbasket of the world. The archietecture of the pavilion was inspired in Colombia's geography having 4 modules of different height and extension.[23]
Colombia Pavilion received second place in the category "Best heritage for future generations" special prize given by the World Association of Agronomists at the Class Expo Pavilion Heritage Award.[7]
Theme: Empowering Family Farmers so They Can Feed Themselves, Their Communities, and the World[25] and part of the coffee cluster.[25] The pavilion was run by the Laboratorio de Arquitectura Dominicana (LAD)[26]
The German pavilion attempted to reproduce the landscape of the typical rural areas of its country; stylized trees emerged from the ground alongside the external exhibition area.[30] The largest pavilion at Expo 2015[31]
Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive winner for Seed Boards[10] Exhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Photovoltaic Cells[10] BIE award winner for theme development (over 2000 metres)[6]
The pavilions symbol was 6 iwaibashi (chopsticks with two thin ends) arranged to form an 'E'[36]
The pavilion was designed to represent a 'bowl of diversity' and constructed with three-dimensional wooden grid made by combining traditional Japanese wooden framework with recent understanding of compressive strain[37]
Exhibitor Magazine best presentation winner for Harmony[10] BIE award winner for best installation (over 2000 metres)[6]
Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive honorable mention for Interactive Floor Relief[10] Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice winner[10] BIE award 3rd place for theme development (over 2000 metres)[6]
Theme Towards a Sustainable Food Ecosystem[40] The pavilion comprises 4 structures designed to resemble seeds, and made is from glued laminated timber[40]
The pavilion is a volume wrapped by structures that resemble the dried corn husks
Exhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Bar Code Stickers[10] Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice honorable mention[10] BIE award 2nd place for theme development (under 2000 metres)[6]
The pavilion is a sort of Luna Park composed of a sequence of spaces of different sizes and colours, each one able to host exhibitions and events in an open, free-flowing arrangement.
Theme Hansik, Food for the Future:You are What You Eat.[46] The pavilion is inspired by traditional Korean pottery, being built in the form of an enormous "Moon Jar"
BIE silver award for exhibition design[47] or for best installation (over 2000 metres)[6]
The pavilion consisted of 3 main divisions of indoor, semi-outdoor and outdoor venues on a total area of 4.170-square-meter, which includes 7 semi-outdoor distinct chambers
Exhibitor Magazine best exhibit winner for The Hive[10] International Jury prize[49] BIE award winner for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)[6]
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Expo 2015 was the first universal expo at which countries that didn't self-build were grouped by theme or supply chain rather than geography[52] into one of nine clusters.
The pavilions designed by Marco Zito and Alessandro Pedron consist of two semi-identical "L" rotated by 180° and placed next to each other, almost interlocking. The metal façades are made of brushed aluminum and etched corten sheets. It serves as the official gift shop for the Expo.
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