Architects Foster + Partners have designed the United Arab Emirates’ pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010.
The pavilion is clad in a Islamic-style patterned screen. Images courtesy of Foster + Partners.
Here’s the lowdown from Foster:
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Foster + Partners’ scheme for United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010 is revealed
Foster + Partners has designed the concept for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010. Devised to relate to the theme ‘Better Cities, Better Lives’, the pavilion is inspired by the principles of traditional Arab city planning. It integrates the latest technologies to maximise both the passive and active environmental profile to illustrate the essential principles of a humane city that captures the spirit of the UAE and articulates its commitment to a more sustainable urban vision for the future.
A semi-transparent patterned screen envelops the building and creates a strong visual identity. Based on a simple octagon, one of the simplest and most ancient patterns in Arabic art, the filigree provides shading while also creating a dynamic play of light and shade in the interior spaces. Designed to include solar captors, the screen will provide energy for the running of the pavilion as well as cooling for the interior spaces.
Behind the shelter of the screen, the visitor will find an extraction of a traditional Arabic city and by combining technological innovation with traditional elements of Arab culture such as the use of intricate patterns and the compact urban plans of ancient Arab cities; the pavilion reflects the UAE’s mission to lead the way towards a sustainable future, while also preserving the art and culture of its past.
The pavilion will be one of the largest in the Expo at 20m high and with 6000sqm of exhibition space.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
November 25th, 2007 at 9:32 am
A little outdated I think
November 25th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
i wonder who does these artistic impressions.. they can easily sell.
November 25th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
a box with a pattern. looks like foa
November 25th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
god help me, what is it with the light play renderings coming out of fosters office these days? the digital light effects in this project look a lot like those of the stadium design recently featured…. honestly, the religious associations implicit in such effects, make me want to throw up….. and make me think, there is architectural idea here…. an islamic screen as facade. give me a break.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
oops, i meant, where is the architectural idea here….?
November 25th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Is Jean Novel is working for Fosters?
November 26th, 2007 at 7:04 am
jOKE
November 27th, 2007 at 12:49 am
blue light, orange light, yellow light, purple light haha, they turned on the whole spectrum of light in those renders.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
that’s just a disguise! stuck between all that shiny, colorful light-effects and the islamic shower curtain they must be hiding one of the all grey-in-grey glass and steel fosters we all learned to love so much…
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:19 am
Listen, all of you,
It sounds like you know nothing about good simple design. This is nice, allright?
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:48 am
If you think that good simple design can be camp as Christmas. But then…. this is Foster selling out to the Emirates. What was to be expected?
December 18th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Impression = expression
July 11th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
my favorite comment is “blue light, orange light, yellow light”….. hilarious