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Yeosu Expo 2012

Ocean Imagination / Unsangdong Architects

Aug 2010

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Awarded Competitions ,Pavilion , Unsangdong Architects, Yeosu Expo 2012

Recently, we shared Unsangdong Architects’ Life & Power Press Cultural Topography, an interesting project that mixed programmatic elements with a crisp aesthetic. The architects just shared their proposal for the Thematic Pavilion of Yeosu 2012, entitled Ocean Imagination, which was awarded honorable mention (check out other proposals previously featured here). The proposal is an eye-catching proposal combines nature and the imagination in an effort to create the “best use of the infinite possibility of nature.” More images and more about the competition entry after the break. read more »

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2012 Yeosu World Exposition Big-O International Idea Competition Winner

Feb 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Awarded Competitions , G.Lab*, Gansam Partners, South Korea, Yeosu Expo 2012

G.Lab*, a department of Gansam Architects &Partners in Seoul, Korea won the International Ideas Competition for the 2012 Yeosu World Exposition Big-O.

The project’s theme is “Green Ocean, Blue Forest” and it’s expected to be complete this year.

See more images and architect’s description after the break. read more »

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The Water Cube / MVRDV

Feb 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Cultural , MVRDV, Pavilion, South Korea, Yeosu Expo 2012

MVRDV shared with us their design of The Water Cube, a pavilion for the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea. The theme of the Expo is “The Living Ocean and Coast”. You can see more proposals for the thematic pavilion by Ginseng Chicken, PTA, and Nicoletti Associati.

More images and architect’s description after the break. read more »

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SuperOcean / Ginseng Chicken

Feb 2010

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Competitions , Gingseng Chicken, Korea, Yeosu Expo 2012

Ginseng Chicken‘s latest competition entry for the thematic pavilion of the 2012 Yeosu World Expo in Korea explores the relationship between land, coast, ocean and people. Entitled SuperOcean, the project features a sampling of the ocean, as if a section was lifted above the surface as a way to allow viewers to explore the secrets the deep sea has to offer. ”When exploring the question of what type of form best represents the identity of the ocean, we realized that the ocean has very objective and quantitative factors such as depth, surface level and area, but at the same time is a very abstract, even spiritual entity to others,” explained the architects.

More images, diagrams and more about the project after the break. read more »

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Yeosu Expo 2012 / Nicoletti Associati

Nov 2009

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Awarded Competitions , Pavilion, Studio Nicoletti Associati, Yeosu Expo 2012

Studio Nicoletti Associati’s design for an oceanic pavilion placed third in the Yeosu Expo. The pavilion, which was conceived as a Great Blue Whale hurling itself out of the port, intends to represent the Expo’s theme: The Living Ocean and Coast. The pavilion draws attention to the fundamental influence of the planet’s oceans and coasts resources, and how dangerous it is for such a fragile ecosystem, to ignore them. The jury added that the pavilion has “a strong and powerful form that would become instantly recognizable. The theme of the Expo is symbolically represented with a shape drawn from marine life. The image of the pavilion is consistent with the theme of the ocean. Its fluid shape celebrates the nature of water and the marine life that has adapted to it. It makes a very simple but powerful metaphorical relationship. The exhibition space is very practical for post-use.”

More images of the pavilion after the break. read more »

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