American firm Fentress Architects has unveiled its design for the US Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, which will enable visitors to virtually take a ride in Virgin Hyperloop One.
Fentress Architects' cylindrical Pavilion USA 2020 aims to celebrate the United States as an "an open, accessible country", focusing on its impact on global mobility.

Pavilion USA 2020 has partnered with Virgin Hyperloop One for the building and the two will create a simulated experience of the high-speed transportation system's pods.
It will form an early test drive of the Virgin Hyperloop One, which aims to have three systems in service by 2021, with the United Arab Emirates among the potential locations.

Fentress Architects also intended to evoke movement on the exterior. The circular structure will be covered in slanted screens that display images of America, including photos of national parks and the Statue of Liberty. "We have designed this building to be circular in form with slants fashioned to project a sensation of movement, making the viewer feel like the building itself is in motion," said the firm's founder Curtis W Fentress in a statement.

In addition to the Virgin Hyperloop One simulation, a winding pathway will lead through the three floors of exhibition, designed by Michigan firm George P Johnson Experience Marketing.
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