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Australia Pavilion
Australia Pavilion
Australia PavilionAustralia’s ochre red pavilion attests to its critically important relationship with China, its largest trading partner. The three story pavilion was constructed on a 4,800 square meter site. The facade of the structure is composed of weathered steel, which has oxidized in the months preceding the expo’s opening. The red ochre color is meant to represent the “red center” desert regions of central Australia.
The pavilion cost AU$83 million, the most Australia has ever allocated for a pavilion in history. AU$6 million of the total cost was contributed by the state of Victoria, whose largest foreign trading partner is China.
The mascot of the Australia pavilion is Peng Peng, a kookaburra.
The pavilion’s bold sculptural form was designed by leading Australian architectural firm Wood Marsh[18] in conjunction with creative design firm Think! OTS.
Send this picture as an ecard Inspired by Australia’s famed Ayer’s Rock, the continent-nation’s 66-foot-tall pavilion is made from special steel called Corten (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard The structure’s wave-like walls continually age into the ochre hues of the Australian Outback (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard Visitors enter the pavilion through a glass-enclosed, 525-foot-long ramp that serpentines around the building, ushering them into a 20,500-square-foot space capable of handling 50,000 visitors daily. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard The pavilion’s presentations are divided into three main acts: “Journey,” “Discover,” and “Enjoy.” Act one depicts Australia’s native and colonial cultures though multi-media art installations, including sculptures, drawings, models, and films. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard Acts two and three include a video re-cap of act one, using 125 screens, including some attached to massive butterfly-like ceiling elements. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard Designed to be one giant photo this image from the “People” exhibit features real Australians. It also reflects certain demographic information at a glance, including Australia’s average family size, multi-cultural makeup, eight states and territories, etc. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard Split into three zones the “Nation” exhibit surrounds the audience with Australian history that is light hearted and downright funny. In a sense, the exhibit celebrates the work of the artists that created it as much as it does Australia’s 222 years of colonial history. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard A scale re-creation of Australia’s Wave Rock and a tsunami-like acrylic wave are used to convey demographic data that compares Australia and China. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard “Sisters,” a series of mini-documentaries, showcases 22 Chinese and Australian women working to improve their communities. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Send this picture as an ecard The second act’s 10-minute travelogue uses six 16-by-16-foot screens that move around the stage continuously, and a “Happy Tube” LED ceiling driven by 17,000 DMX channels. (Photos courtesy of think!OTS)
Originally posted 2010-06-25 18:12:05.
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