Expo 2010(Issue: 3|10) Better Building, Better Life Ecologically sound buildings may be all the rage in Europe, but the concept is little known in China. It is bound to become much more familiar now that the Shanghai Expo has opened its doors. Scores of energy-efficient residential and office buildings are on display for the tens of millions of Chinese who will visit the Expo, which runs until 31 October. read more(Issue: 2|10) "Don't Get Too Fluffy" An Interview with Asit Gupta of the advertising firm DDB China Group on country branding and the role it plays at the World Expo in Shanghairead more(Issue: 1|10) “It was Shocking: Suddenly the Efficiency was Enormous” An Interview with Carmen Bueno, Advisor to the Expo Planners, on Working with the Expo Authorities and on Chinese City Planning Carmen Bueno is the Project Director at the Spanish event consulting and designing firm Ingeniaqed. With the Shanghai Expo, Bueno is involved in a double capacity: For the last four years, she has worked as an advisor on the Expo’s thematic content as well as a designer for the theme pavilion “Pavilion of the Future”. This is the sixth World Expo that Bueno has worked on. read more(Issue: 6|09) Building to ShareInterviews with Five Expo Pavilion Architects Haim Dotan, Architect and Co-designer of the Israeli Pavilion Andreas Bründler, Architect of the Swiss Pavilion Teemu Kurkela, Architect of the Finnish Pavilion Bjarke Ingels, Architect of the Danish Pavilion Mr. Clive Grout, Architect of the American Pavilion read more(Issue: 5|09) “We Want the Expo Site to be an Organic Part of Shanghai in the Future”Interview with Shen Di, Chief Architect of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai Shen Di is Vice President and Chief Architect of Xian Dai Architectural Design, one of the largest design companies in China. His more recent projects include the planning of Shanghai's Songjiang University Town as well as the architectural design of Shanghai Pudong Airport. Since 2004, She Di's work has centred on planning the Expo. Currently he is managing the coordination of all construction work. read more(Issue: 4|09) An Urban PlanetThe Shanghai Expo, Its Tagline, and a Closer Look at a Themed PavilionFrom 1 May to 31 October 2010, the largest global exhibition of all time will be staged in Shanghai. The organisers are expecting 200 participating countries and companies and 70 million visitors. The masses will congregate at the 5.4 sqkm Expo-compound that is currently being developed on both banks at the Huangpu River, in the centre of Shanghai. With the motto “Better City, Better Life”, Shanghai Expo 2010 organisers are addressing an urgent issue. 2008 was the first time in history that the number of urban dwellers exceeded the rural population globally. It is estimated that city inhabitants will make up 75 per cent of the world’s population by 2050.read more
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