Santiago Calatrava has won the competition to design the United Arab Emirates Pavilion for the Dubai World Expo in 2020. Nine finalists submitted 11 concepts that were evaluated on three criteria: their expression of Expo?s theme, ?Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,? whether the design was evocative of the UAE, and if a balance was struck between the country?s past and future. Calatrava?s design proposes a 15,000 square meter pavilion with exhibition areas, an auditorium, food and beverage outlets, and VIP lounges. The design is meant to evoke the wings of a falcon in flight, linking itself to the country?s history of falconry to emphasize the country?s present day goals of global connectedness.

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Santiago Calatrava has won the competition to design the United Arab Emirates Pavilion for the Dubai World Expo in 2020. Nine finalists submitted 11 concepts that were evaluated on three criteria: their expression of Expo?s theme, ?Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,? whether the design was evocative of the UAE, and if a balance was struck between the country?s past and future. Calatrava?s design proposes a 15,000 square meter pavilion with exhibition areas, an auditorium, food and beverage outlets, and VIP lounges. The design is meant to evoke the wings of a falcon in flight, linking itself to the country?s history of falconry to emphasize the country?s present day goals of global connectedness.

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