hideous pavilion anyways… so plastic and unoriginal.

One of the worst Pavillion is Malaysia

Indonesia Pavilion was represented by Pavilion Deputy Commissioner General Ms. Hesti Endah Kresnarini and Pavilion Cultural Deputy Director and Exhibit Display Designer Ms. Pincky Sudarman. “This is totally unexpected, a big surprise for everyone of us,” Ms. Pincky Sudarman said as she delivered the trophy to other members of Indonesia Pavilion team. “We thank the Shanghai World Expo organizers, all the visitors of our pavilion, the partners and supporters of the pavilion, for making Indonesia’s presence a remarkabe success,” added Ms. Hesti Endah Kresnarini.

The selection of the best Creative Display is based, among others, on thecriteria of pavilion’s interior design, exhibit presentation, and narrative relevance to the World Expo 2010 overall theme of “Better City, Better Life”.

An award panel of juries — consisting of nine experts in architecture, urban planning and expos — led by the International Exhibitions Bureau Awards Committee has selected the best pavilions of official participating countries and participating inter-governmental organizations during the six-month event, which began on May 1st and closes on October 31st, 2010. The award scheme comprises Gold, Silver and Bronze winners respectively for Theme Development, Creative Display and Pavilion Design in four categories: 4,000-meter Self-built Pavilions, Smaller Self-built Pavilions, Rented Pavilions, and Joint Pavilions.

Complete list of winners in Indonesia Pavilion category of Large Self-built Pavilions (4,000 meters plot of land):

•Theme Development
•GOLD – Germany Pavilion
•SILVER – Russia Pavilion
•BRONZE – France Pavilion

•Creative Display
•GOLD – Saudi Arabia Pavilion
•SILVER – Japan Pavilion
•BRONZE – Indonesia Pavilion

•Pavilion Design
•GOLD – United Kingdom Pavilion
•SILVER – Korea Pavilion
•BRONZE – Spain Pavilion

In total four pavilion categories (Large Self-built, Small Self-built, Rented, and Joint), there are 36 winners. Indonesia is one of 198 countries participating in record-breaking World Expo in Shanghai which has drawn more than 72 million visitors. According to the organizers, the event closes without fireworks or carnavals. It will be a quiet good bye.

Malaysia’s low tech pavilion showcases rural building with Minangkabau’s “Rumah Gadang” architecture. After the Expo, the pavilion is to be donated to the county of Wuxi in the People’s Republic of China. Controversies have perhaps ensued as the pavilion boasts a miniature indoor golf course which has nothing to do with Malaysian culture as well as the Minangkabau’s building style which originates from Indonesia.

Many locals are not very proud of the designs as they see it as backward-looking instead of embracing the future when the rest of the world is doing so.

The Malaysia Minister of Tourism is seen by some as having given up on showcasing Malaysian technology as she said although Malaysia could not compete with developed countries like Germany and Switzerland in terms of technology, Malaysia had its uniquity of being multi-racial and multi-cultural.

Sure, delete my comment, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a culture plagiarism.

1. 1st year Architecture student can do a better job than this rubber stamp building
2. National Indentity = zero
3. Aesthetic = zero, coarse
4. HOPELESS is the only word I can use for this building. I would skip this pavilion even though I, myself is a Malaysian.

5. Whoever made the decision to adopt this design, please be make known that you have insulted all the Architects, Artists and Designers in your country.

Bravo for making such a daring move in the world Expo.

If Indonesian culture and Malaysian culture is similar, why don’t we unite the two countries?

It’s the best way, in my opinion by the way.

i am more interested to know about the ‘Malaysia Pavilion’. This is a big spoil issue to all architects in malaysia and also to malaysian image. Does the current Tourism Minister capable to carry the duty. Is the decison came from the 1 person mind or majority? (it may be wise if the decision to be made by the majority – i mean to consider outside of the tourism minister like panel of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM), Heritage dept, Cultural dept, ICT dept, volunteers,etc).

i am ashamed and dissapointed to see in year 2010, malaysian tourism not able to deliver a descent pavilion to the world expo. i haven’t been there (not afford to go)but some of my friends did. And when i read from the local newspaper and internet, there were lots of weakness, not only the building style but the suitability and arrangement of materials exhibition, the conditions (leaking, equipment down,etc..) (anything with the pavilion… need improvement and careful plan).

At 2010, i think malaysia is capable to do better than the current pavilion (building and content).

‘Don’t ignore other people wise brain, if it doesn’t profit you personally, it may profit more than you(public) and you may find other profit in other way.’

and clearly look back what your country have done about your film copying hollywood and bollywood posters..same goes to the storyline…

and fyi..about the batik it’s clearly malaysian’s batik are very different from your batik…the pattern and the meaning of the batik…research about it first…yours one more to animal patterns and our are more to nature and flowers pattern..

and lian..at least our country got a peace environment even we got different races..compared to indonesians killing each other until today because of their religious and races..what a pathetic country..just know how to killed and burned people…even in Malaysia your people done the same thing..stealing and killing our people..stop complaining!

I wasn’t really offended by the plagiarism, a slight perhaps, but when i see how it looks like once its built, i was laughing so loud i almost cry, they made it so “Malaysia look” with all the colorful cheesy decorations.

Seriously, even if Malaysia try their best to imitate Rumah Gadang, they won’t succeed since they don’t know what’s the philosophy, the substance and the concept of how building it correctly.

So Indonesian, don’t be offended by this poorly made copy of what we call Rumah Gadang, it doesn’t even resemble one.

-architecture student-