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Germany Pavilion
Germany Pavilion
Germany’s pavilion is its largest pavilion at any expo ever. The name of the pavilion is “Balancity”. It is an portmanteau born of the two previously existing word words balance and city. The pavilion is meant to represent a city in balance. It features a massive LED swinging ball that interacts in turn with the volume of the audience.
Send this picture as an ecard With the theme of “Balancity,” Germany’s pavilion symbolizes the concept that cities of the future will balance nature and technology. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Sensitive to sunlight and the weather, the pavilion’s silver-colored skin alters its appearance throughout the day, from a clouded crystal to a translucent gauze. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Each of the four linked polygon-shaped structures appear as if they cannot stand on their own, thereby conveying the idea of balance through architecture. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard In the City Square the artist Konrad Kuechenmeister is giving a audio-visual feeling of the live in a Metropolis. © Yovohagrafie, German Pavilion
Send this picture as an ecard Live show will start with visitors around the sphere © Yovohagrafie, German Pavilion
Send this picture as an ecard Visitors will spread out along three galleries and see a sphere – three metres in diameter – hanging from the ceiling © Yovohagrafie, German Pavilion
Send this picture as an ecard An underwater escalator takes visitors to the Harbour © Yovohagrafie, German Pavilion
Send this picture as an ecard Attendees continue on through a Planning Office, where super-sized drawings and models of Green projects protrude from the floor. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Visitors begin their Balancity experience in a “submerged” version of Hamburg, Germany’s harbor. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Attendees move through Balancity’s exhibits on a promenade-like path. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard In the Garden, nine wave-like sails imprinted with images of German greenery are suspended from the ceiling over visitors’ heads, while the comforting scents of flowers and barbeque tickle their noses. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Under a canopy evocative of Dale Chihuly’s flower sculptures, visitors pass through the “Park” where they experience a cool breeze perfumed with aromatic flowers. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Intrigued visitors can “X-ray” the items (which are all products produced in Germany) to find out what they actually are, and access informational videos about them. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Refreshed, guests then explore the Factory. Here, in an industrial setting, a conveyor belt-like system whizzes by overhead, transporting obscured objects. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard By shouting and moving, guests activate the ball, which swings back and forth. The more noise and motion, the faster the ball moves and the more color it flares. Eventually, the sphere transforms itself into an image of the Earth, sprouting a seed that represents renewal and hope for the world. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Send this picture as an ecard Attendees’ last stop is a 40-foot-tall exhibition hall containing the “source” of Balancity’s power: a 10-foot-wide, 1.2 ton, motion-activated metal sphere flecked with 400,000 LED lights. (Photos courtesy of Andreas Keller)
Originally posted 2010-08-20 00:00:25.
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