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China Pavilion - Shanghai Expo
One of the most striking pavilions at last year’s Shanghai Expo came, appropriately, from the home country. It was obvious immediately that it was Chinese, through both the inverted pyramid of its shape, with strong horizontals, and the bright red that is immediately reminiscent of monuments such as Beijing’s Forbidden City. The horizontals, with ends cantilevering a short distance beyond the supporting elements below, pay homage to one of the most typical forms in traditional Chinese architecture, interlocking ‘dougong’ brackets. These were always realised in timber but here, in this modern interpretation, are clad in aluminium.
Architect South China University of Technology Institute of Architectural Design (He Jingtang) Location Shanghai - China Company involved Hunter Douglas China Website http://www.hunterdouglasgroup.com -
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German company MOST Mobile specialises in tailor-made presentation trucks for mobile sales promotion and marketing campaigns. After 25 years, the medium-sized enterprise, which is based in the town of Fürth, northern Bavaria, needed more space.
Architect Günter Haoberg & Goldbeck GmbH Location Fürth - Germany Company involved Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG Website http://www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com -
PSG Football Stadium
This temple of Parisian football has been refurbished to provide all fans, including VIP ones, with the best possible experience in the stadium.
Architect ATSP Tom Sheehan Architects Location Paris (France) Company involved Miralu Website www.miralu.fr