• Denmark Pavilion

    Date: 2012.05.16 | Category: National Pavilions | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,,,

    Denmark Pavilion

    The Danish national pavilion showcases sustainability on climate and energy solutions along with architecture and design. The architectural company, Bjarke Ingels Group, designed Denmark’s spiral-shaped pavilion.

    The pavilion’s centerpiece is The Little Mermaid, marking the first time that the iconic statue has left Copenhagen. The Little Mermaid is displayed in the center of an artificial pond within the Danish building. The original plans for the exhibit called for seawater from Copenhagen’s harbor to be transported, but that idea was dropped because the water would be rotten when it got to Shanghai because of the long trip and it would therefore not be the same fresh water as it is in Copenhagen. The meaning of transporting the seawater with the statue was to give an authentic experience to spectators. The pavilion and Little Mermaid statue were unveiled on 25 April 2010, accompanied by a performance by singer Thomas Helmig, who performed a song called Swim, written expressly for the statue’s debut. Denmark’s Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen also delivered a speech to mark the opening of the pavilion.

    The city of Odense, the birth city of Hans Christian Andersen, along with another 55 cities will also create exhibitions independent from the national pavilions. The Odense exhibition will be called Spinning Wheels, showcasing the city as a bike friendly destination.

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress

    Denmark Pavilion Construction Progress
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    Denmark Pavilion Illuminated
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    Denmark Pavilion Illuminated

    LEDs placed in each of the pavilion’s 3,500 openings transform the face from a plain white metal tube during the day into a florid artwork after nightfall. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    LEDs placed in each of the pavilion’s 3,500 openings transform the face from a plain white metal tube during the day into a florid artwork after nightfall. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Exterior Shot of the Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)
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    Exterior Shot of the Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)

    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)
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    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)

    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)
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    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)

    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)
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    Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)

    The Little Mermaid in the center of Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)
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    The Little Mermaid in the center of Denmark Pavilion (Iwan Baan)

    Denmark Pavilion Illuminated (Iwan Baan)
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    Denmark Pavilion Illuminated (Iwan Baan)

    The Little Mermaid in the center of Denmark Pavilion
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    The Little Mermaid in the center of Denmark Pavilion

    Interior View of Denmark Pavilion
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    Interior View of Denmark Pavilion

    Attendees who make their way to the pavilion’s roof by foot or by bike can visit the café, which serves traditional Danish foods. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    Attendees who make their way to the pavilion’s roof by foot or by bike can visit the café, which serves traditional Danish foods. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    More than 1,000 bikes are on hand at the pavilion for visitors to use as they cycle up and down the velodrome. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    More than 1,000 bikes are on hand at the pavilion for visitors to use as they cycle up and down the velodrome. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Visitors relaxing on the benches can take in presentations. Designed in part by a well-known Danish photographer and a famed film director, the multimedia displays profile everyday Danes, examine how the Danish lifestyle integrates sustainability, and explores how a Danish-Chinese effort will help build the sustainable cities of tomorrow. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    Visitors relaxing on the benches can take in presentations. Designed in part by a well-known Danish photographer and a famed film director, the multimedia displays profile everyday Danes, examine how the Danish lifestyle integrates sustainability, and explores how a Danish-Chinese effort will help build the sustainable cities of tomorrow. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Where the statue typically resides in Copenhagen, a monitor has been placed with a live video feed of the mermaid from her temporary Shanghai home. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    Where the statue typically resides in Copenhagen, a monitor has been placed with a live video feed of the mermaid from her temporary Shanghai home. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Placing the symbol of innocence in a pool of clear water shipped from Copenhagen’s harbor, pavilion designers drove home the idea that the once-foul liquid could be returned to a pristine state by sustainable technologies. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    Placing the symbol of innocence in a pool of clear water shipped from Copenhagen’s harbor, pavilion designers drove home the idea that the once-foul liquid could be returned to a pristine state by sustainable technologies. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Underscoring the motif, the country shipped the statue of the Little Mermaid of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved story from its Copenhagen home. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    Underscoring the motif, the country shipped the statue of the Little Mermaid of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved story from its Copenhagen home. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    The pavilion’s central theme of “welfairytales” suggests that Denmark is helping create a fairy tale for a new age, in which ecology replaces enchantments, but still end happily ever after. (Photos courtesy of BIG)
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    The pavilion’s central theme of “welfairytales” suggests that Denmark is helping create a fairy tale for a new age, in which ecology replaces enchantments, but still end happily ever after. (Photos courtesy of BIG)

    Originally posted 2010-08-16 00:00:58.

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