Foster + partners design for UAE Pavillion at Shanghai Expo 2010

Foster + partners decided to base on a sand dune for their UAE Pavillion design for the Shanghai Expo 2010. The pavillion is a reference to the symbolic feature of the desert landscape shared by all seven emirates.

The peak rises to 20 meters in height and it is entered via a glazed lip at the pavillions base. light penetrates the building’s business center and VIP area through glazed vertical strips which illuminate the pavillion from  within by night. With a capacity for 450 people and enclosing 3000 square meters of exhibition space, the pavillion is one of the largest structures to be built for shanghai expo 2010.

Seen at designboom. More images after the break.

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Cite: Sebastian Jordana. "Foster + partners design for UAE Pavillion at Shanghai Expo 2010 " 05 Apr 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/18879/foster-partners-design-for-uae-pavillion-at-shanghai-expo-2010> ISSN 0719-8884

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