The Shanghai World Expo is set to open this Saturday–the largest world’s fair in history, with more than 70 million people expected to attend–and I think it’s mighty neat that an American design firm was chosen to design the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion.
ESI Design, based in New York City, was tasked with creating a building that would express Shanghai residents’ dreams for the city’s future, including a greater commitment to environmental responsibility. The resulting 40,000-square-foot masterpiece, dubbed the “Dream Cube,” achieves that and then some, with an exterior made of transparent recycled (and recyclable) polycarbonate tubes filled with LEDs; a solar thermal system that generates electricity and heats water for the pavilion; and rainwater collection for a misting system that will help keep visitors cool and add to the general dreamlike aura of the exterior.
More interactive adventure than structure, the Dream Cube invites visitors on a kaleidoscopic journey whose details I won’t even begin to describe here, for fear you’ll think I’ve ingested a dose of peyote along with my morning coffee. But the experience sounds and looks magical, to say the least. Take a glimpse for yourself by clicking here.
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