The Urban Planet pavilion is located in the Theme Pavilion central exhibition building on the Expo Axis. The concept and design were contributed by the German communication agency Triad Berlin Projektgesellschaft. The company, which had already designed a pavilion for the Expo 2000 in Hanover, won an international bidding contest against more than 150 competitors. Triad Berlin was responsible for construction management and the supervision of the artistic aspects of the pavilion. The company cooperated with Chinese partners.
With its total floor space of 12,000 square meters, the Urban Planet pavilion addressed the complex processes marking urbanization. According to its designers, the scenography combined Western forms of artistic expression with ideas stemming from the Chinese Feng shui heritage. In Feng shui, dynamic processes of life may lead to harmony between the elements, but they can also unleash destructive forces. Building up on this idea, the exhibition was characterized by a dichotomous structure illustrating the two-faced character of the city as both a consumer of environment and as a place for innovation and technology in the service of an ecological renewal for the future.
A "Road of Crisis" in the first part of the exhibition, consisting of five chapters, reflected the potential of destruction emanating from the cities, the threats facing the ecosystem, and the depletion of Earth’s natural resources. The intention being to confront visitors forcefully with the question of how they want to live in the future. The five chapters correspond to the five elements in Wu Xing: Water − Fire − Metal − Wood − Earth. In the second part of the exhibition, a "Road of Solution" offered possible approaches to the problems. Best practice examples, technological innovations, and political initiatives and resolutions stand for a spectrum of available options on the path to an ecological transformation. Visitors could also find tips on how to act more ecoconscious in everyday life.
The pavilion was one of the largest in this Expo 2010. The wide corridors and enormous size of the pavilion were expected to provide a visit with very limited waiting times, compared to other pavilions.
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- Location: Shanghai, China
- Design : Triad Berlin (Germany)
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