Expo 2015 pavilions explained

This article contains the details of the pavilions in Expo 2015. The 2015 World Expo Milan covers more than 2.9 square kilometers and contains more than 70 exposition pavilions. More than 145 countries and 50 international organizations registered to participate in the 2015 Milan Expo.

Theme pavilions

There are 5 theme areas:

• , which serves as an introduction to the Expo;
• Future Food District which displays a modern and hyper-technological supermarket
• Children's park, an area dedicated to kids exploring the Expo theme
• a Biodiversity Park which includes a garden and two pavilions
• Arts & Foods: rituals since 1851 exhibition^[1] hosted at the satellite venue Triennale di Milano.^[2]

In addition the Media Center, which looks exactly like Pavilion Zero, welcomes visitors at the west entrance of the exhibition.

National pavilions

147 of the world's 196 nations were represented at Expo 2015, either in stand-alone pavilions or within larger pavilions.

Country	Image	Designer	Description	Award(s)
Afghanistan			Eating for Longevity, Afghanistan Amazingly Real, a 125-metre section within the Spices cluster.^[3]
Albania			Our Food, Our Story, Our Mystery... within the Bio-Mediterraneum cluster^[4]
Algeria			This pavilion's theme was Agricultural Heritage and Technological Development for Food Self-Sufficiency and describes how difficult hunting and obtaining water is in its arid conditions. There was also a food area which served cous cous and other offerings from the national cuisine.^[5]
Angola				BIE award 2nd place for theme development (over 2000 metres) 1st prize of the World Association of Agronomists
Argentina			Theme 'Argentina feeds you'. The pavilion was designed to resemble four silos^[6]
Austria		Klaus K. Loenhart of ^[7]	The pavilion was a lush outdoor forest, giving visitors the opportunity to meander through and enjoy a breath of fresh air.	Exhibitor Magazine best pavilion honorable mention Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme honorable mention BIE award winner for best display (under 2000 metres)^[8]
Azerbaijan		Simmetrico Network^[9]	Theme 'Protection of Organic Food and Biodiversity for Future Generations'	Exhibitor Magazine best small pavilion winner Honorable mention sustainability award for Design and Materials
Bahrain		Designed by Anne Holtrop and Anouk Vogel^[10]	Contained 10 connected fruit gardens^[11]	Honorable mention sustainability award for Design and Materials BIE award 2nd place for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)
Bangladesh			Theme 'Sustainability in Rice Production for Better Life Under Changing Climate' Includes information about rice capable of adapting to climate change developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute^[12]
Belarus			Theme: The Wheel of Life^[13]
Belgium		Designed by Patrick Genard in collaboration with Marc Belderbos, construction by Besix - Vanhout^[14]		Exhibitor Magazine best exhibit honorable mention for The Cave Honorable mention sustainability award for Design and Materials^[15]
Benin			Theme: At the Heart of Benin's Cuisine, Nutrition for a Life Bursting with Energy^[16]
Bolivia			Theme: Quinoa, a Future Sown Thousands of Years Ago^[17]
Brazil		Studio Arthur Casas		Exhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' honorable mention for The Net
Brunei			Theme Science and Technology for Food Safety, Security and Quality. Part of the spices cluster^[18]
Burundi			Theme A Discovery of the Five Senses: Burundi, part of the coffee cluster^[19]
Chile		Undurraga Devés Arquitectos	The pavilion is a wooden box: a suspended structure with a large wooden lintel enclosed by a frame of crossed beams and supported by four concrete pillars that create an intermediate space and a clear horizon.	BIE award 2nd place for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)
China		Studio Link-Arc	The building's predominant feature is its complex roof form. From the front it appears to be a series of curves, while at the back it forms a row of rectilinear shapes.	Exhibitor Magazine' best exterior design honorable mention BIE award 3rd place for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)
Colombia		Theme Concept: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio Cárdenas; Architecture Concept: Manuel Villa Arquitectos; Architectural Design: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio Cárdenas^[20]	The Colombia Pavilion theme was "Naturally Sustainable", a concept that was experienced throughout the exhibition of the five thermal floors the country has: hot, temperate, cold, moorland and perennial snow. The possibility of having a stable temperature during 365 days, allows the country to be a constant food producer, a breadbasket of the world. The archietecture of the pavilion was inspired in Colombia's geography having 4 modules of different height and extension.^[21]	Colombia Pavilion received second place in the category "Best heritage for future generations" special prize given by the World Association of Agronomists at the Class Expo Pavilion Heritage Award.^[22]
Czech Republic		Chybík + Kristof^[23]		BIE award 3rd place for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)
Dominican Republic			Theme: Empowering Family Farmers so They Can Feed Themselves, Their Communities, and the World^[24] and part of the coffee cluster. The pavilion was run by the Laboratorio de Arquitectura Dominicana (LAD)^[25]
Egypt			Theme EGYPT, the Never Ending Story^[26]
Estonia		Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid^[27]	Theme Gallery of	BIE award 3rd place for best display (under 2000 metres)
France		XTU Architects		Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice honorable mention BIE award winner for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)
Germany		Schmidhuber^[28]	The German pavilion attempted to reproduce the landscape of the typical rural areas of its country; stylized trees emerged from the ground alongside the external exhibition area.^[29] The largest pavilion at Expo 2015^[30]	Exhibitor Magazine best pavilion winner^[31] Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive winner for Seed Boards Exhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Photovoltaic Cells BIE award winner for theme development (over 2000 metres)
Guatemala			Theme The Heart of the Mayan World.^[32] Part of the coffee cluster.
Hungary		Attila Ertsey and Herczeg Ágnes Sándor Sárkány^[33]	Theme From The Purest Sources
India			India participated via the Basmati pavilion in the rice cluster^[34]
Indonesia			Theme The stage of the world^[35]
Iran				BIE award 2nd place for best display (under 2000 metres)
Ireland				BIE award 3rd place for theme development (under 2000 metres)
Israel		David Knafo	The Israeli pavilion introduced the technological agriculture in Israel, was called "Fields of Tomorrow", and its presenter was Israeli Moran Atias	Exhibitor Magazine best exterior design honorable mention Honorable mention sustainability award for Design and Materials
Italy		Nemesi & Partners
Japan		Hakuhodo Design Inc.^[36]	The pavilions symbol was 6 iwaibashi (chopsticks with two thin ends) arranged to form an 'E' The pavilion was designed to represent a 'bowl of diversity' and constructed with three-dimensional wooden grid made by combining traditional Japanese wooden framework with recent understanding of compressive strain^[37]	Exhibitor Magazine best presentation winner for Harmony BIE award winner for best installation (over 2000 metres)
Kazakhstan		Facts and Fiction GmbH		Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive honorable mention for Interactive Floor Relief Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice winner BIE award 3rd place for theme development (over 2000 metres)
Kuwait				Exhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' honorable mention for Dhow Sails Exhibitor Magazine people's choice honorable mention
Lebanon			Theme: Cuisine: the Lebanese Art & Soul,^[38] part of the Bio-Mediterraneum cluster.
Lithuania			Theme: Well of Knowledge: Experienced Future^[39]
Malaysia			Theme Towards a Sustainable Food Ecosystem^[40] The pavilion comprises 4 structures designed to resemble seeds, and made is from glued laminated timber
Mexico		Francisco Lopez Guerra	The pavilion is a volume wrapped by structures that resemble the dried corn husks	Exhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Bar Code Stickers Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice honorable mention BIE award 2nd place for theme development (under 2000 metres)
Monaco		Enrico Pollino was the architect ^[41] and Facts and Fiction designed the space.	After Expo 2015 the pavilion was intended to be dismantled and re-erected in Burkina Faso as a Red Cross building	Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme honorable mention
Morocco			2nd or 3rd prize of the World Association of Agronomists
Nepal		Implementing Expert Group (IEG) (who also designed Nepal's pavilions at the 1988, 1990, 2000 and 2010 expos^[42]	Theme Food security and sustainable development
Netherlands		Totems Amsterdam	The pavilion is a sort of Luna Park composed of a sequence of spaces of different sizes and colours, each one able to host exhibitions and events in an open, free-flowing arrangement.	Award for "Less expensive and most commercial pavilion"
Oman
Poland		Piotr Musiałowski^[43]
Qatar				Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive honorable mention for Interactive Food Table Exhibitor Magazine people's choice winner
Romania
Russia		Speech Architecture		BIE award 3rd place for best installation (over 2000 metres)
Slovakia		Karol Kállay^[44]	Slovakia. Recharge yourself
Slovenia		SoNo Arhitekti^[45]	Theme I feel SLOVENIA. Green, active and healthy
South Korea		Archiban^[46]	Theme Hansik, Food for the Future:You are What You Eat. The pavilion is inspired by traditional Korean pottery, being built in the form of an enormous "Moon Jar"	BIE silver award for exhibition design^[47] or for best installation (over 2000 metres)
Spain			Designed by b720 - Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
Switzerland		Netwerch		Exhibitor Magazine best exhibit honorable mention for San Gottardo — Acqua per l'Europa Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme winner
Thailand
Turkey			The pavilion consisted of 3 main divisions of indoor, semi-outdoor and outdoor venues on a total area of 4.170-square-meter, which includes 7 semi-outdoor distinct chambers
United Arab Emirates		Foster and Partners^[48]		After Expo 2015 the pavilion is to be demounted and reerected in Masdar City	Exhibitor Magazine best pavilion honorable mention Exhibitor best exterior design winner*Exhibitor Magazine people's choice honorable mention
United Kingdom		Wolfgang Buttress	The pavilion is called "The Hive"	Exhibitor Magazine best exhibit winner for The Hive International Jury prize^[49] BIE award winner for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)
United States		Designed by Biber Architects	The pavilion is a multi-level building which includes a vertical farm	Exhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' winner for Vertical Farm'
Vatican City		Quattro Associati	Theme Not by Bread Alone. At the Lord's Table with all Mankind^[50]	BIE award winner for theme development (under 2000 metres)
Vietnam		Vo Trong Nghia	Theme Water and Lotus^[51]

Clusters

Expo 2015 was the first universal expo at which countries that didn't self-build were grouped by theme or supply chain rather than geography^[52] into one of nine clusters.

Cluster	Image	Designer	Theme	Participants
Arid zones			Agriculture and Nutrition in Arid Zones (Supply chain)	Djibouti, Eritrea, Jordan, Mauritania, Mali, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia and the UN^[53]
Bio-Mediterraneum			Bio-Mediterraneum - Health, Beauty and Harmony (Theme)
Cereals and Tubers			Cereals and Tubers – Old and New Crops (Supply chain)
Cocoa and Chocolate		Fabrizio Leoni, Mauricio Cardenas, and Cesare Ventura for the concept and exhibition layout^[54]	Cocao and Chocolate – the Food of Gods (Supply chain)	Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Gabon, Ghana, São Tomé and Príncipe and the UN
Coffee			Coffee - the Engine of Ideas (Supply chain)
Fruits and Legumes			Fruits and Legumes (Supply chain)
Islands, Sea, and Food			Islands, Sea, and Food (Theme)
Rice		Agnese Rebaglio, Davide Crippa, Barbara Di Prete and Francesco Tosi^[55]	Abundance and Security (Supply chain)	Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, the Basmati Pavilion and a UN display
Spices		The World of Spices (Supply chain)

Corporate pavilions

The Milan World Expo had a number of corporate pavilions.

Company	Image	Designer	Description
Coca-Cola Company
Coop
Enel Pavilion
Love It - Copagri		EMBT
OVS and Coin Excelsior Pavilions		Zito+Pedron Architects	The pavilions designed by Marco Zito and Alessandro Pedron consist of two semi-identical "L" rotated by 180° and placed next to each other, almost interlocking. The metal façades are made of brushed aluminum and etched corten sheets. It serves as the official gift shop for the Expo.
Slow Food Pavilion		Herzog & De Meuron
Vanke		Daniel Libeskind
Waterstone - Intesa Sanpaolo Pavilion		aMDL
Intesa Sanpaolo Bancomat Pavilion		D2U

Other pavilions

Almost 50 international organisations participanted in the expo, some had their own pavilions, and some were shared.

Organisation	Image	Notes
Caritas		Caritas's pavilion was designed by Piuarch consisted of stacked white boxes
Don Bosco		At the end of the expo the pavilion was intended to be dismantled then transported to Ukraine to continue Don Bosco's work^[56]
Duomo factory		A pavilion for the Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan
EU		Received an honorable mention for its presentation The Golden Ear,
Save the Children		Save the Children
UN
WAA-CONAF		A pavilion designed by Enzo Eusebi shared by World Association of Agronomists and CONAF^[57]

External links

• Colombia Pavillon Video and Photo gallery

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Albania - Expo Milano 2015. 17 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006013854/http://www.expo2015.org/en/participants/countries/albania. 6 October 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Algeria - Expo Milano 2015. 29 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105105304/http://www.expo2015.org/en/participants/countries/algeria. 5 November 2015. dead.
6. Web site: Home - Expo Milano 2015. 30 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709232924/http://www.argentinaexpo2015.gob.ar/en. 9 July 2015. dead.
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28. Web site: 18 August 2015. Germany.
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45. Web site: Slovenia - Expo Milano 2015.
46. Web site: KOREA PAVILION. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120011107/http://expo.visitkorea.or.kr/eng/pavilion/overview.php. 20 November 2015. dead.
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48. Web site: UAE Expo - Our Building. 11 November 2015.
49. Web site: The Government Says. 29 October 2015.
50. Web site: Holy See - Expo Milano 2015. 11 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023034229/http://www.expo2015.org/en/participants-countries-holy-see. 23 October 2015. dead.
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