Lasting from May 1st to Oct 31st 2010, the Shanghai World Expo will be the biggest event in its history, with 192 countries and 50 International organizations having confirmed participation. 70 million visitors are expected from both inland and abroad to attend this world event. More than 20,000 cultural shows will be held during the Expo.
Themed Better City, Better Life, the 2010 World Expo Shanghai conveys a common wish of mankind for a better future and better city life.

World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

A dream team of talented and renowned designers, architects, artists, environmental and technology professionals from near and far are coming together for the upcoming World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.

With 12 pavilion groups covering 5.28 square-kilometers, the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion is bound to be one of the highlights of the Expo experience!

To say the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion is eco-friendly, is putting it mildly. The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, designed by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, embodies sophisticated elegance using environmental technologies both inside and out.

Often referred to as the Dream Cube, the pavilion’s exterior is constructed out of polycarbonate transparent tubes made out of recycled plastic. CD cases to be exact! Once the Expo is over, the tubes can be recycled. Those in attendance at the ground breaking ceremony in April, poured recyclable granules into the tubes which will be used on the building’s exterior.

Shanghai Corporate Pavilion. The Dream Cube.

Multi-colored LED lights, controlled by a computer system, will transform the building’s exterior in an array of color.
The Pavilion also features a solar energy system. The “ultra-low temperature power generation technology,” will generate electricity using solar power. 1,600 square-meter solar heat-collecting tubes on the roof will produce hot water, generating energy for everyday use.
The rainwater will be stored and recycled. The filtered rainwater will be utilized for everyday use and for a special mist system. The mist will regulate the temperature in the building and purify the air.
The misters will also dazzle visitors entering the entrance hall in an array of patterns, creating special effects “mist shows.”
Construction of the pavilion, themed “My City, Our Dreams,” is expected to take about 10 months to complete.

Construction of Shanghai Corporate Pavilion.

Looking forward for an exotic escape? The Swiss pavilion (check out video below) features a 4-minute chairlift ride above a rooftop alpine meadow.
The United Arab Emirates has a pavilion shaped like sand dunes, Israel’s mimics a sea shell (see video below), Romania’s a green apple, Macao’s a jade rabbit lantern.

Outside the Expo site, the city has built a new airport terminal, subway lines, expressways, tunnels and bridges to accommodate hundreds of thousands of extra visitors a day.
More than 70 million people are expected to visit the Shanghai World Expo 2010 which takes place from May 1st through October 31, 2010. Electric vehicles will be used during the event to transport those in attendance.
It brings great pleasure and new hope for a better future for humanity to witness an eco-friendly themed event of this scale.

Check out this video on Shanghai 2010 World Expo Official Preview.

For those of us who will not be able to personally visit and see this wonderful world event, have a guided tour through the world expo with this video:

Israel at World Expo 2010.

Swiss Pavilion – World Expo Shanghai 2010.