Sustainable Buildings in Shanghai Expo

It’s only a month or so away from the Shanghai Expo  2010.

I went to the Aichi Expo in 2005,  and that was a great time. So when trying to compare that Expo with the upcoming one in Shanghai, I’m particularly  interested in the field of buildings and architectures.

According to the press release by the  main designer of the Aichi Expo, Shizuo Harada, half of the expo site was dedicated as green forests.

Comparing to the Shanghai Expo, whose main theme is  ”Better city, Better Life”.  The site is also 3 times larger in Shanghai, than that of Aichi, Japan.  Sustainability this time, is presented more prominent than ever.

The Danish pavilion is named Welfairytales, which designed:

as a traffic centre which allows the visitors to experience the Danish city life as pedestrians and cyclists. You can choose a calm stroll with time to absorb the surroundings, or a dynamic bicycle trip with the city and city life rushing by. Moreover, Visitors will have the unique opportunity to see the world famous Little Mermaid, as Denmark has decided to display this renowned sculpture from Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tale at the EXPO 2010.

The Icelandic Pavilion will feature “Europe’s biggest  glaciers that in turn feed rivers and waterfalls.

The Swedish pavilion will “reflect the meeting between city and nature and the optimism and strength that can be created”.

The Norwegian pavilion uses natural power to demonstrate architecture innovation -using 15 highly stylized models of Norwegian trees brought together to complete the pavilion.

More photos appeared today at  boston.com. I’m linking some of the  more interesting ones:

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