Wind

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Lightness, airiness, transparency: these are the design themes that become a proving ground for the (original) architectural solutions of a number of pavilions.

Like the totomoxtle, the husk from ears of corn, as a figure of inspiration for the pavilion of Mexico, designed by Francisco López Guerra Almada; the ethereal structure of the United Kingdom Pavilion, where wind plays between the segments of a large golden ‘hive’ created by the English artist Wolfgang Buttress; the pavilion designed by ARGE, Milla & Partners, Schmidhuber, Nussli Deutschland; the Korean Pavilion (by Studio Archiban of Seoul) that evokes the Moon Jars of the Korean pottery tradition; the innovative design of the Uruguay Pavilion by Javier Diaz; the project of the Azerbaijan Pavilion, from a multidisciplinary effort that Simmetrico has shared in with the architecture studio Arassociati, landscape designer Emanuele Bortolotti of AG&P and the structural designers of iDeas; the Russian Pavilion by the studio Speech of Sergei Tchoban; the Kuwait Pavilion by Italo Rota.

edited by Antonella Boisi and Laura Ragazzola

United Kingdom. Cultivated in Great Britain, shared all over the globe (photo by Luca Rotondo)

United Kingdom. Cultivated in Great Britain, shared all over the globe (photo by Luca Rotondo)

Germany. Fields of Ideas. With the pavilion designed by ARGE, Milla & Partners, Schmidhuber, Nussli Deutschland, Germany presents its fields of hyper-tech ideas to stimulate rational use of natural resources of the planet and the environment. The outstanding feature of the research: the solar trees with the form of large leaves that represent vibrant rooftop eco-sprouts (photo by Luca Rotondo)

Republic of Korea. Hansik, food of the future: you are what you eat. White, harmonious, lunar: the Korean Pavilion evokes the Moon Jars of the Korean pottery tradition: the effect is achieved thanks to an undulated facade raised off the ground that completely wraps the building. Project by Studio Archiban of Seoul (photo by Carola Merello and Saverio Lombardi Vallauri)

Republic of Korea. Hansik, food of the future: you are what you eat. (photo by Carola Merello and Saverio Lombardi Vallauri)

Uruguay. Life grows. A spiral structure that plays with air and light thanks to a ‘grid’ in wood, steel and glass, entirely recyclable: the innovative design of the Uruguay Pavilion is by Javier Diaz, the architect of the National Meat Institute. Almost 800 square meters to celebrate the happiness and growth of life (photo by Luca Rotondo and Saverio Lombardi Vallauri).

Uruguay. Life grows. (photo by Luca Rotondo and Saverio Lombardi Vallauri)

Azerbaijan. A treasure of biodiversity. The project comes from a multidisciplinary effort that Simmetrico, the Italian creative network, has shared in with the architecture studio Arassociati, landscape designer Emanuele Bortolotti of AG&P and the structural designers of iDeas (photo by Luca Rotondo).

Russian Federation. To grow for the world. To cultivate for the future. Designed by the studio Speech of Sergei Tchoban, the Russian Pavilion offers an apt stylistic synthesis of the temporary works the architect has made over time. Starting with the overhanging canopy of the entrance area, clad in steel with a mirror effect that reflects the public and invites visitors to enter (photo by Luca Rotondo).

Kuwait. The challenge of nature. Designed by Italo Rota, the pavilion relies on the sails of the dhow (a typical boat for transporting food), impacted by wind and sunlight, to convey its message to the younger generations (photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri).

Mexico. The seed for a new world. (photo by Luca Rotondo)

Mexico. The seed for a new world. The totomoxtle, the husk from ears of corn, as a figure of inspiration for the pavilion, designed by Francisco López Guerra Almada, winner of the Luis Barragán award for architecture (photo by Luca Rotondo)