Japan Expo 2025
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A groundbreaking ceremony took place in early September for the Japan pavilion of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Osaka’s man-made Yumeshima Island. The pavilion will serve as a venue for the government to promote the expo’s theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” as the host country and also play a diplomatic role in welcoming foreign dignitaries and other visitors.

Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20230912-136073/

Yoichi Miyamoto, head of the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, said Friday that he is unsure whether foreign pavilions for the 2025 World Exposition in the western city of Osaka can be built in time.
"At this point, I don't know whether they will be completed in time (for the Expo's opening) or not," Miyamoto, also chairman of general contractor Shimizu Corp., told a press conference regarding the delayed construction of pavilions for foreign countries participating in the Osaka Expo.

Source: https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2023092200906/

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New pictures have surfaced of Sou Fujimoto’s 700-meter diameter wooden ring roof taking shape in Japan. Designed as the master plan for the highly-anticipated Expo 2025 Osaka, the proposal reveals a 60,000 sqm green-filled structure that will serve as the international fair’s main circulation path. In a recent interview with designboom, the Japanese architect stated that the roof ‘not only protects people from sunlight and rain but is also enormous, with a diameter of almost 700 meters. We are designing it using a wooden structure, which presents unique challenges due to the scale and materials involved. However, Japan has a wonderful tradition of historical wood construction, and I aim to draw inspiration from it and blend it with new technology in the construction process. This work is not only a wonderful trial for working on such a large scale but also an exciting challenge in terms of innovative construction techniques.’

source: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/construction-starts-sou-fujimoto-700-meter-diameter-wooden-ring-roof-expo-2025-osaka-master-plan-09-04-2023/

THIRTY CONTAINERS DESIGNED FOR A JOURNEY TO JAPAN

A proposal for the Spanish Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has been designed by Madrid-based architecture studio Selgascano in collaboration with FRPO. From its construction process to its forward-thinking approach to reuse and adaptability, this temporary pavilion would celebrate environmental responsibility and innovative inflatable architecture. The team faced a unique challenge when conceptualizing the pavilion — constructing anything in Japan, especially in Osaka, during the run-up to the Universal Exposition, would be daunting and expensive. The solution was to prefabricate as many elements as possible in Spain, making them more cost-effective, and then transporting everything to Osaka for assembly within a matter of weeks.

The project was first proposed for Expo 2020 Dubai back in 2018, and a similar version has since been constructed in London‘s Design District last year.

Source: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/selgascano-frpo-inflatable-spanish-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka-09-13-2023/

You should have seen Shanghai's then!

Here's the latest sneak peak of Yumeshima, the venue of EXPO 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan!
The construction of the Grand Roof (Ring), which began on Jun. 30th, is now ongoing at 4 different spots✨
There are cranes all over Yumeshima like all the cranes from Osaka came here🏗️
Big and small cranes, and lots of trucks are hard at work to get everything ready to welcome everyone in 2025!

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Originally Posted by Guest

Doesn't look as impressive as Dubai Expo 2020, to be frank!

If your only experience of EXPO is Dubai then you may not be particularly impressed, Dubai was really one of a kind!

Doesn't look as impressive as Dubai Expo 2020, to be frank!

Italy Pavilion


Luxembourg Pavilion


Entrance


Czech Pavilion


Source: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/first-look-expo-2025-osaka-sou-fujimoto-masterplan-national-pavilions-08-13-2024/