I was attracted to the Norway Pavilion by the beautiful timber structures which look like big trees, forming a canopy over the pavilion. The timber structures are decorated with intricate cut-out details, and the canopy is covered over with an architectural fabric. The line wasn’t too long, and before I knew it I was at [...]
The UK Pavilion is the most hyped about pavilion at the World Expo. Even way before the Expo opened I had seen tons of pictures and articles on this curious object. The design is certainly intriguing. Conceived by white-hot British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is more like an art installation then a pavilion. The designers [...]
Sweden – home to Volvo, Ikea and Absolut Vodka, one of the top design capitals of the World. I was tempted to visit the Sweden Pavilion due to the country’s cache in cool, functional and attractive designs. The pavilion looked promising from the outside – a rectangular box that has been sliced in a few [...]
I first saw the design of the Denmark Pavilion about 2 years ago, when the designer Bjarke Ingels presented it at the Datum KL Architecture Forum. I was immediately gripped by the brilliant concept. It was a very interesting form – a double-helix which wraps around itself to provide the ramp for public circulation through [...]
