Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - Canada's

Canada's Pavilion

The 6,000-square-meter Canada Pavilion, among the biggest at the site, will feature an exhibition themed "The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable, Creative."

Cirque du Soleil created the concept design for the Canada Pavilion. Cirque du Soleil will also create public performances, organize cultural programs and develop strategic corporate alliances for the pavilion.

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - UAE's

UAE Pavilion

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - Nepal's

Nepal's Pavilion

The pavilion will put on display the luster of Katmandu, the capital city of Nepal and an architectural, artistic and cultural center that has developed over 2,000 years.

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - Chile's

Chile's Pavilion

The first Latin American country to officially sign on.

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - Poland's

Poland's Pavilion

Poland is known for its traditional paper-cutting. Polish craftsmen can cut out an intricate pattern continuously, without clipping any piece of paper midway. The 3,000-square-meter pavilion, mainly made of wood, gives the impression of a huge paper cutout building, tilted slightly upward from the ground.

The exterior walls or sides of the oblong quadrilateral structure are patterned like a traditional paper cut-out and are illuminated from within.

The pavilion will be environmentally friendly, and there will be lots of green living things in the Expo environment. The basic construction material is wood, including the facade with the cut-out patterns that will be cut by laser. Most construction materials are recyclable, and since the pavilion must be removed from the Expo site after the six-month exhibition period, part of the wooden structure will be reconstructed in a Polish city.

A dramatic feature will be the ramp connecting the entrance and the rooftop, which will house an open-air restaurant. Some eco-friendly and healthy, traditional Polish dishes will be served.

During the period, the exhibition space will be filled with light filtering in through the cut-out exterior wall patterns. Shadows of the paper-cut patterns will be projected on the ground inside the pavilion.

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - France's

France Pavilion
Architect: Jacques Ferrier













The final design "the Sensual City," presented a simple building with a big French-style garden inside.

So far the France Pavilion has the highest budget amongst the others, the French government allocated 50 million euros (552 million yuan) budget for the national pavilion.


















The France Pavilion, designed by Jacques Ferrier and his team, provides a unique opportunity to reinforce France's image in China. All the talents and financial forces will be gathered to make it real, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a statement when he decided to pick this design.

The France Pavilion is unique in terms of both form and technologies. It will present France's contribution in the sustainable urban development for one of the biggest economic metropolises in the planet, Sarkozy said.

He said the pavilion would use the most advanced building materials and environmental protection technology. It will be a shining example of energy efficiency and recycling techniques.

Architecture - SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 - Italy's and Germany's

Italy's Pavilion


















Its design was inspired by the children's game "pick-up sticks," which is known as "Shanghai" in Italy. The rectangular pavilion will be laced with intersecting lines - representing pick-up sticks. The pavilion will also make use of a cutting-edge construction material known as transparent concrete. The pavilion will present Italian opera, fashion shows and food for its visitors.

















Germany's Pavilion
Architect: Lennart Wiechell











The theme of the pavilion is "Balancity." It will demonstrate the importance of balance between modernization and preservation, innovation and tradition, community and the individual, work and leisure, and between globalization and national identity.

Pavilion architect Lennart Wiechell said the highlight of the pavilion will be a cone-shaped structure housing a revolving metal sphere, 3 meters in diameter and covered with 30,000 LEDs, which will be activated by the noise and movement of spectators. The 6,000-square-meter structure will be Germany's largest at any Expo and will comprise three exhibition areas which will showcase German urban life and how the country's design and products can help solve urbanization problems.

Architecture - UN Studio, Dance Palace

UN Studio/Ben Van Berkel won the competition of designing the Dance Palace in St. Petersburg.























Comment from the UN Studio:

According to Ben van Berkel, “The urban context of the building is essential to the design. The Dance Palace is positioned on the square in such a way as to allow for unrestricted visibility towards the nearby Prince Vladimir and Peter and Paul cathedrals, thereby framing some of the most exceptional buildings in St. Petersburg. The sculptural qualities of the Dance Palace reflect those of the surrounding buildings in the masterplan, providing a connection to its surroundings yet still retaining saliency. A central main entrance is incorporated into the façade design in order to fully integrate the building into this lively public square.”

























Integration with the existing neighbouring buildings is achieved by both the scale of the building - which in elevation follows and respects St. Petersburg’s typical 28m roofline – and the transformative transparency which is introduced by a facade system of triangular cladding panels. The variation between opaque and perforated panels creates a controlled openness, depending on programme, views and orientation.

























Ben van Berkel says of the foyer design, “The vertical foyer provides a high level of transparency from inside to outside, whilst also presenting a kind of stage for visitors to the theatre; a place to see and be seen. The open arrangement and balcony structure in the foyer provides plateaus for its own choreography of both intimacy and exposure.”

PeopleSpotted - Lunar Vuitton party

Jessica Szohr,
love her Temperley London jacket



















Whitney Port,
challenging dress! love it - hate it?



















Miranda Kerr,
flirty frilly dress! love!

FashionFever - Philip Lim

Philip Lim's Resort Collection 2010

Always as simple, wearable and chic...

ShoesFetish - 040809

Red platforms - of course the delicious Louboutins




















































































And the only Miumiu (pink)

Kengo Kuma - Great Bamboo Wall (not House)

and oh how great his designs are..

Kengo Kuma, a humble man (reflected from his works). His works are so incredibly ONE with the nature of the site. For example this Bamboo Wall, he used Chinese traditional material (which is bamboo) throughout the house. He let the bamboos work their own magic, he said every crack on the bamboo is precious, it tells you the story of their life. In relation to the site, the Bamboo Wall is inspired from The Great Wall of China (how it runs endlessly along the ridgeline without being isolated from the environment), and so the Bamboo Wall sits on its site, being ONE with it, not as an isolated object.

And it's also designed to capture the best view of the Great Wall undulating endlessly on the mountains.