SAILING THE BEAUTY /
DUBAI EXPO 2020
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Italo Rota, Matteo Gatto and F&M Ingegneria win the international design competition for Italy’s Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, themed "beauty connects people".
Inspired by a marine tradition, three boats will arrive in Dubai by sea and then be raised and turned upside down, to become the very roof of the Pavilion.
The Pavilion explores the ways in which “beauty connects people” – the theme of Italy’s participation in next year’s World’s Fair – paying tribute to the long history of explorers who, throughout the centuries, sailed the seas and wove together a shared Mediterranean cultural heritage.
The Pavilion explores the ways in which “beauty connects people” – the theme of Italy’s participation in next year’s World’s Fair – paying tribute to the long history of explorers who, throughout the centuries, sailed the seas and wove together a shared Mediterranean cultural heritage.
The use of upside-down hulls for the roof of the Pavilion connects to an ancient tradition of seafaring populations all around the world, while also promoting sustainability with a circular approach.
The Italian Pavilion within the site of Expo 2020 Dubai will take up a surface of around 3,500 square meters and will be over 25 meters tall. Each hull will be painted in a different way, so that seen from above, they will appear like three petals in the colors of the Italian flag.
The Italian Pavilion within the site of Expo 2020 Dubai will take up a surface of around 3,500 square meters and will be over 25 meters tall. Each hull will be painted in a different way, so that seen from above, they will appear like three petals in the colors of the Italian flag.
Expo 2020 Dubai will run from October 20th, 2020 to April 10th, 2021, with the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”
View from the entrance
View from the top
View Rooftop
