Spanish Pavilion for Expo Shanghai 2010
The Spanish Pavilion for Expo Shanghai 2010 really is a work of art. The concept of the building is based on the handicraft of making wicker baskets, a handicraft evidnet in both China the expo hosts and Spain. See the an extract about the concept from the architects Miralles Tagliabue EMBT below.
“The project proposed by EMBT consists on developing the handicraft technique of the wicker into a practice of construction. With this goal in mind, the universal language of the material works to build a bridge between East and West, and among Spain and China. With the volumetric, material, and structural inspirations of a wicker basket array, the void of the stands will mold a pavilion in which tubular metallic supports will sustain a wicker grid that will filter the light and function as a climatic membrane that wraps the pavilion.”
It really is a spectacular pavilion and worth checking out in greater detail on the EMBT website.
image courtesy miralles tagliabue EMBT
image courtesy miralles tagliabue EMBT
Tags: architecture, Design, expo shanghai 2010
