Expo 2020 Pavilion, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Architect, UAE Eco Design Project, Images
Expo 2020 Pavilion at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
World Exposition Architecture Development, UAE ? design by Grimshaw Architects
19 Jan 2017
Expo 2020 Pavilion
Design: Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw reveals updated details of Expo 2020 Pavilion at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Grimshaw has been an integral part of the Expo 2020 Dubai presence at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (12th ? 21st January, 2017), unveiling revised images and features of the Sustainability Pavilion.

The practice is lead designer and architect of the pavilion, working with a multi-disciplinary team including engineers BuroHappold, exhibition designers Thinc, and an advisory group that includes Sir Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project, and Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist from NASA Langley. The team are set to deliver an immersive experience that will educate and delight the 25 million visitors expected to attend Expo 2020 for its six month duration.
Set to open on 20th October, 2020 the Sustainability Pavilion will be a celebration of ecology, sustainable technologies and design, with an overall scheme that works in harmony with the exhibitions it will house. The buildings will be working demonstrations of the effectiveness of solar energy, water harvesting and innovative materials in a context that is unique to the region.

Grimshaw?s design for the site includes a core building with 8,000 sq m of ex...