Israel Pavillion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
The pavilion consists of three areas — Whispering Garden, Hall of Light and Hall of Innovations. The Whispering Garden is a green orchard that greets visitors as they enter the building. Some facilities will be installed to make the trees begin to “whisper” in both English and Chinese when visitors walk close to them, Haim Z. Dotan, chief designer of the pavilion, told Shanghai Daily.
The hall of Light includes a 15-meter high screen. It will display films highlighting the country’s innovations and technological achievements.
The Hall of Innovation is the centerpiece of the Israel Pavilion. A special audio-visual show will allow visitors to talk with Israeli children, scientists, doctors and inventors via hundreds of screens. These Israelis will introduce themselves and share their hopes for a better future. Israel allocated about US$6 million for its participation at Expo 2010, which includes the cost of its pavilion and other activities. It is the first time Israel has committed to building a national pavilion at a World Expo. Images and video after the break.
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Where is the war, destruction and wall building hall?
They are awaiting delivery from Germany.
Can we get some moderation please? Geez.
like a giant glass snail trying to lick its back?
hahahaha….
The second image looks like Tilt-Shift photoshop/photography.
This is probably one of the best pavilions in my opinion.
@ Dustin.
How can you tell that from three renderings / modelphotos?
I need plans, sections etc. to tell how the spatial experince are.
@ bs
How can you tell that from plans, sections, etc.?
I need the real thing to tell how the spatial experience are.
Sure thing. But having plans and sections are very helpfull in terms of understanding a building AND the spatial experience.
if we talk about experience.. we should be dealing with the real thing.. but plans and sections would help us understand the building, not the experience..
It looks like a snail, I don’t like it
I can’t even concentrate on the thing, having all the horrible memories of previous Expo pavilions by other countries.
It’s interesting sure, better than many other pavilions but good.
Boring Pavillions…
Looks like two slugs humping.
It’s good. Y’all just too afraid to admit it. (:
Go Israeli!
well said “happy robot” i think that your hidden racist thought just rose up to the surface here.. im not an israeli and still i think its a beautiful piece of work.
GO ISRAEL well done
My collegue says it looks like a jackfruit!
the best pavillion of expo 2010.
you can watch them all on youtube
I find it quite good compared to the other pavillions…
Honestly, it looks cool as an object. However, does it drop white phosphorus shells on innocent visitors? If not, then it does not represent the country’s true identity!
dont think it drops white phosphorus on visitors but maybe it fires thousends of rockets on innocent people
do all of us a favor and let the politics do politic and the architect to do architecture…or else these website would be called the daily politic opinion.
The combination and contraversy between stone(onyx? transparent stone?) and glass is unique.
Very good Haim. (better than the yellow flower in the desert and yet need an use of alternative sources of energy and working building.
A very good building
how about we focus of the achievements and advances that the country has made, as represented inside the pavilion, rather than turn this into a stage for poor politic comments?
Awesome! Looks quite interesting and the experience seems like its going to be quite positive.
Plans please!!! :)
This is essentially Coop Himmelblau’s UFA Cinema. But instead of looking like deconstructed crystals, it’s two intersecting baskets. Albeit one glass and one, who knows what…
From my personnal point of view, when it comes to design a country’s pavillon it’s mostly about an architectural representation of that country cultural/social/historical and political values.
I don’t really see what represents israel here, it could be felt as an optimistic/idealistic concept of reconciliation between two people in the same land!!! The reality is different!!
For a first pavillon in a Expo,it had to be better than this.
I am sure that a Ron Arad (for exemple) touch in such a project would be more interesting to see and to feel.
yes! It likes a snail licking its back~
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