The Shanghai World Expo 2010 has a showcase of buildings designed by a variety of architects around the world, on display until October 31, 2010. You can think of it as an Olympics with architecture instead of athletes. Here is a sampling of the amazing pavilions.
United Kingdom, Thomas Heatherwick
Australia, Wood Marsh and Think!OTS
Austria, SPAN & ZEYTINOGLU
China, He Jingtang
Germany and China, Markus Heinsdorff
Israel, Haim Z. Dotan
Japan, Yutaka Hikosaka
Republic of Korea, Mass Studies
Luxembourg, Francois Valentiny
Nepal, Nepal Implementing Experts Group (IEG)
Netherlands, John Kormeling
Poland, Wojciech Kakowski, Marcin Mostafa and Natalia Paszkowska
Saudi Arabia, Collaboration between Chinese and Saudi Arabian architects
Serbia, Natalija Miodragovic and Darko Kovacev
Spain, Benedetta Tagliabue
Sweden, SWECO
Switzerland, Buchner Bründler Architects and Element GmbH
Taiwan, Lee Chu-yuan
Turkey
United Arab Emirates, Foster + Partners
[via ArchDaily]
Photos by AFP and Chaz Hutton.
