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Expo Thematic District. Image © Expo 2020 Dubai As the opening date approaches, the organizers of Expo 2020 Dubai unveil images of the exhibitions main buildings and public spaces. Al Wasl Plaza, the spherical lattice structure designed by Adrian Smith+ Gordon Gill Architecture, stands finished at the intersection of the three thematic districts, and a few hundred meters away is the Dubai Exhibition Centre. The pedestrian areas featuring tree-like structures running along the thematic district...

Copy Centred around the theme of connection, Japans Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai unfolds a geometrical 3D lattice inspired by the commonalities of traditional Japanese and Arabic patterns. Designed by Yuko Nagayama and Associates, the project uncovers through different architectural means the cultural similarities between Japan and the Middle East. The tridimensional façade combines Arabesque and Asanoha patterns while also referencing the traditional Japanese art of Origami. The structure env...