This building made from hundreds of apple crates has a surprise inside
Built on a rectangular plot of 2,370 square meters, the Polish boxed building is the 2015 Expo’s fourth biggest...
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....
Monaco brings repurposed freight containers and vertical gardens to Expo Milan 2015
Italian architect Enrico Pollini designed the exhibition to cover 1,010 square meters and to include both visual...
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...
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 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...
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...
World’s First Urban Algae Canopy Produces the Oxygen Equivalent of Four Hectares of Woodland Every Day
Forming part of the Future Food District project curated by Carlo Ratti Associati, the Urban Algae Canopy marks...
Knafo Klimor Architects Unveil Living ‘Fields of Tomorrow’ Wall for the 2015 Milan Expo
The living wall is purposely representative of the theme of the 2015 Expo, which is "Feeding the planet, energy...
Bad news for Milan Expo 2015 as reports show pavilion construction incomplete
The upcoming Milan Expo has been hit by yet another scandal, this time from reports that some of the Expo buildings...
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...
Massive Energy-Independent ‘Tree of Life’ Pavilion Unveiled for the World Expo 2015 in Milan
Nemesi & Partners Srl, Proger SpA and BMS Progetti Srl won an international competition to design the Padiglione...
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...
Czech Republic’s prefab pavilion is built around a swimming pool to keep cool at the 2015 World Expo
The three-story, prefabricated pavilion features a long rectangular swimming pool with a bar at its entrance. Inside,...
Azerbaijan’s 2015 Expo Pavilion Keeps a Small Energy Footprint Inside a Slatted Timber Shell
The designers created a modular system within the Azerbaijan pavilion so that various levels can be reconfigured...
Vo Trong Nghia Unveils Towering Bamboo Lotus Pavilion for the World Expo 2015
Vo Trong Nghia's lotus pavilion was inspired by local flora, but it holds a universal message. "Growing from the...
Russian Pavilion at Milan Expo features a huge canopy made of sustainably sourced timber
The designers found inspiration in classic Soviet architecture, as well as the country’s past pavilions, and...
Beehive-Controlled LED Lights Will Illuminate the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015
The team designed a proposal that aims to bring visitors closer to the British landscape and emphasize the pressing...
Giant Air-Purifying “Urban Forest” Unveiled for the Milan Expo 2015
The external facade of Nemesi & Partners' Palazzo Italia is made from a special type of air-cleaning cement...
France’s 2015 World Expo Pavilion Challenges World Hunger with a Farm-to-Table Design
X-TU Architects describe the scheme as a "reversed and spectacular landscape," in that food is grown on the vaulted...