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Coldefy and Carlo Ratti Associati Reveal Design of the French Pavilion for Expo Osaka 2025

French architecture studio Coldefy and Italian architecture practice CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati have unveiled ‘Theatrum Naturae’, or ‘Theatre of Nature,’ the project selected as France’s national pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025. The proposal welcomes both natural and artificial habitats, aiming to illustrate how design can connect human and non-human worlds while showcasing France’s contribution to culture and the natural environment. In the exhibition, the visitors will be invited to explore France’s multiple ecosystems and rediscover a connection to nature.

Source: https://www.archdaily.com/1012050/coldefy-and-carlo-ratti-associati-reveal-design-of-the-french-pavilion-for-expo-osaka-2025

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) hereby announces that on Thursday, November 30, 2023, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition started advance sales of admission tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Japan (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan). The association offers various types of special tickets to attract many visitors to the exposition.

The admission tickets are available to purchase not only on the official sales website for Expo 2025 digital admission tickets but also via sales service providers such as travel agencies that have a contract with the association. METI hopes that many people will consider purchasing these tickets.

Singapore has started work on its pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, becoming the first nation to do so among those planning to construct their pavilions by themselves.

Workers measured the site on Wednesday where Singapore's facility will be set up. About 60 countries out of 160 participants have chosen to build their own pavilions, but delays have plagued preparations, partly due to soaring material costs.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240110_26/

The Japanese government is estimated to spend a higher-than-expected 164.7 billion yen ($1.16 billion) on the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, amid public concern about inflated costs for the global event.

In addition to the total, which includes spending on bidding activities, the central government, local authorities and the private sector are projected to pour some 9.7 trillion yen into the development of infrastructure for the event.

With costs becoming larger than initially estimated, the government will set up a panel including third-party experts to examine whether continuing to inject massive amounts of taxpayer money into the project is appropriate.

Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/12/c37d90476c25-japan-to-spend-1647-bil-yen-on-2025-expo-amid-public-skepticism.html

Italy is the first country, among the approximately 160 participating countries, to start building its pavilion, and the only one that will begin the construction before the end of 2023.

Source: https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/12/15/italy-first-country-to-start-work-on-its-expo-osaka-pavilion_128b418f-5551-4a0c-a36d-185450cfa3cb.html

Singapore will be among the first countries to start building its pavilion for the Osaka World Expo. Construction of the Singapore Pavilion is expected to begin in January 2024, Carrie Kwik, executive director for World Expo and Special Projects at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), told The Straits Times on Dec 11. This comes after the Osaka City government granted STB a temporary building permit on Dec 1, she said.

Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/12/11/singapore-to-be-among-first-to-build-pavilion-for-delay-plagued-osaka-world-expo-2025

Canada has unveiled its pavilion concept for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, which will embrace the natural cycles of Canada’s seasons. The design team includes Rayside Labossière architects and architect Guillaume Pelletier.

Source: https://www.canadianarchitect.com/canada-unveils-pavilion-concept-for-expo-2025-osaka/

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People had this to say at a press conference on Nov. 14: “The ballooning budget has not been reined in. It would be better to postpone the opening.”

Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20231121-150884/

The organizers of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, have invited the media to the construction site of the Grand Roof, the symbol of the venue.

The Grand Roof, also called the Ring, was unveiled to the media on Monday, showing the progress in its construction. Three consortiums have been commissioned to take part in the project.

When completed, the Ring will be one of the world's largest wooden structures with a circumference of 2 kilometers and a height of between 12 and 20 meters.

Source:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231127_28/