Happy October! How time flies when September is over and marked the end of third quarter of this year. I haven’t able to achieve posting 2 or 3 blogs per month even if my thoughts are pondering life (hence words are flowing like a river). I guess September got kind of stuck at some point. Well, what makes this month special is the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai last October 2 and focuses on the themes of sustainability, mobility and opportunity – whatever that means, et al., I’m just all for cultural experience (since we cannot travel) and architecture.
We went during the free dry run entry for the UAE residents
and visited just 2 of more than 190 country pavilions. What a pity, I know,
however some pavilions were not open yet. We have to revisit the
place now that the Expo is officially open to the public.
That being so, Expo has a cute yellow passport-inspired ticket booklet to bring
every time you visit. Check the ticket promos agreeable to you.
How dope? Wait until you see the pages and color coded map inside when you get to have yours. On the other hand these are my snaps using my phone in wide angle.
Nope, not steel but carbon fiber, 10 times stronger than steel and much lighter.
Upon entering, you’ll be greeted by the tall retractable pergola and a lot of dope wayfinding signage dispersed around the place.
This is the Terra found in the Sustainability pavilion, designed by UK-based Grimshaw Architects. According to the Expo website, “it is meant to meet highest level of certification for sustainable architecture – LEED Platinum certification.”
This ant-shaped cut-out detail is dope. There are other shapes around Sustainability pavilion kids and kids-at-heart may spot, you just have to have keen (and appreciative) eyes to see them, located even at the most secluded part of the area.
Curved and textured plastic-made bench in one of the sitting areas.
Below is a stone fence wall system, a Gabion, seen at
some part of the Sustainability pavilion. Ah, I adore how impeccably the stones
are stacked in place. I always want a curved design in my garden in the future.
I just have to stress that these views are a lot better in actual experience. A day or two is not enough to marvel the whole place. In fact, when we visited the Spain pavilion, it already took us half a day to finish. Not that I’m complaining, it was fun and very informative as well. There are tons of things to see and learn. Not to mention the workforce and the attendants who are well-mannered, knowledgeable and super friendly to all the visitors who needs to be assisted.
And oh, of course, before I forget, UAE is handling the
pandemic seriously and successfully. With that being said, you need to be fully
vaccinated and must show your negative PCR to enter. Anyway we are already
planning our next visit this winter as I heard from friends China, the Philippines,
USA and UAE are few of the must-visit pavilions.
Are you planning your visit already? Expo 2020 Dubai won’t
let you down as the parking area is even QR coded for our convenience.
QRs are the dopest.
See you there!
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