Pavilion made from 300 pairs of blue jeans just popped up in Milan
Here's something we've never seen before: a structure made entirely of pants! Starchitects Diller Scofidio+ Renfro...
Wolfgang Buttress’ Hive is brought back to life in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
First installed at the world expo last spring, the multi-award-winning Hive was disassembled at the end of the...
Daniel Libeskind and Immersive’s spectacular LED light towers bloom in Milan
The sculptures serve as gates to the Milan World Expo, and their spiraling LED lights can be seen from 164 feet...
This entire house is built from loaves of bread!
The tiny house, which is just 500 x 400 x 500 cm, is literally cooked out of bread and bread crumbs, and supported...
Biber Architects exhibit incredible 7200-square-foot vertical farm at World Expo with US Pavillon
As the world's population explodes and resources become scarce, food security is a critical issue that affects...
Forested Austrian Milan Expo Pavilion produces oxygen for 1,800 people an hour
The Austrian forest impressively provides oxygen for 1,800 people per hour—an amount close to 62.5 kg of fresh...
Daniel Libeskind’s Vanke Pavilion cleans the air with pollution-scrubbing tiles
While we have seen some gnarly facades at Milan to date, Vanke's 12-meter high pavilion is perhaps the most unusual....
In Milan, New Holland’s Earth Screening pavilion raises skepticism about big-ag and sustainable farming
Tractors touted to be zero-emission and powered by on-site energy methods rove the field, simultaneously demonstrating...
Japan’s Milan Expo pavilion is an earthquake resistant wooden ‘bowl of diversity’
The 3D pavilion is made partly with bamboo, a fast-growing grass that is ubiquitous in Japan, and partly with wood....
Enel’s solar-powered Expo pavilion is a virtual forest made of 650 LEDs
The network of LEDs placed on a grid produces a continuous changing of visitors' perception of space. The polycarbonate...
Slovenia’s prefab wooden World Expo pavilion evokes the mountainous landscape of its homeland
Slovenia is one of the most densely forested countries in Europe and with that in mind, the architects decided...
X-TU’s Architects World Expo pavilion evokes the iconic food markets of France
The interior of the structure is meant to create an inverted vision of the rolling hills of the French countryside...
Mirrored Rice Cluster immerses visitors in paddy fields at Milan Expo 2015
The Rice Cluster is one of nine Expo Clusters, each of which bring different countries together to design around...
Mexico’s sublime Milan Expo 2015 pavilion resembles corn on the cob
The facade of the 1,901 square-meter Mexican pavilion resembles a series of overlapping corn husks that provide...
The UK’s immersive hive World Expo pavilion simulates a real live beehive
"The stand-out UK Pavilion is inspired by the crucial role played by pollination in providing the food that we...
The Milan Expo’s modular Azerbaijan pavilion is wrapped in wavy timber louvers enclosing multiple different biospheres
The structure is based on a modular system that can be reconfigured to accommodate different content reflecting...
Vietnam’s sustainable bamboo “lotus pods” sprout on time for Milan Expo 2015
The bamboo pods stand in a shallow pool to give the appearance of floating -- like lotuses do in ponds throughout...
UAE’s Foster + Partners pavilion is inspired by traditional desert villages
Using LEED principles, Foster + Partners made a pavilion that combines passive and active technology to create...
SoNo Arhitekti unveils prismatic Slovenia Pavilion for the 2015 World Expo
The pavilion's silhouette is defined by five prismatic structures clad in vertical strips of wood laid in a variety...
Interactive Future Food District is the heart of the Milan Expo 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1M2ha4oiWs The Future Food District will include three distinct areas - Supermarket,...
This barcode-like Milan Expo info pavilion design is inspired by traditional Italian farmhouses
The info pavilion is a space of interchange. It marries the multiplicity embodied in the design of the Expo site...
Stunning Chinese Pavilion for Milan Expo 2015 resembles billowing wheat fields
Entitled ‘The Land of Hope,’ the project integrates Chinese traditional architecture with modern technologies. Itsfloating...
Electricity-free Groundfridge lets you store perishables without traditional refrigeration
It's easy to forget how much energy it takes to keep our food fresh. So imagine taking advantage of the earth's...
Japanese designer Kappes uses ethereal dancing steel wires to create mesmerizing Continuum lights
The Continuum is a luminous artwork that plays with the concepts of light and form. This beautifully-shaped object,...
Could bacteria-grown materials be the future of building?
The Cones are produced through a hands-on process of growing a specific kind of bacteria over the course of three...
Austrian Design Pioneers unveil gorgeous green furnishings at Milan Design Week
Dejana Kabiljo - Fe/Zn 2014 Dejana Kabiljo’s furniture designs take inspiration from people with peculiar...
Innovative ‘The Walk’ workplace keeps you and your creativity moving at Milan Design Week 2015
De Lucchi's installation is split into four main themed areas: Club, Free Man, Agorà and Laboratory. These areas...
First look at Wolfgang Buttress’ beehive-inspired UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo
We reported on the design concept last year when the preview was unveiled, revealing plans for the structure to...
Davide Rampello’s Milan Expo Pavilion Zero wins 2015 Wallpaper Design Award
Every year, the Wallpaper Design Award recognizes a person, place, product, or project that has proven itself as...
Wolfgang Buttress-Led Team Wins Bid to Design 2015 UK Milan Expo Pavilion
A team led by artist Wolfgang Buttress just scooped the winning bid to design a beehive-like structure for the...