Hong Kong Pavillion // Shanghai 2010 // Chan Wai Ching And Sze Ki Shan
This concept design ‘Pavilion of Infinity’, by Chan Wai Ching and Sze Ki Shan Ida, has been named winner in the competition for The Hong Kong Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Consisting of 3 levels the building employs a sustainable design. The buildings steel frame structure will be constructed with recyclable materials, whilst its outer layer will be made from polyethylene non woven textiles. Inside a translucent membrane is included to provide thermal and sound insulation. The 3 levels will display exhibits of Hong Kong’s past, present and future.
‘The Shanghai Expo will provide an opportunity for us to showcase Hong Kong’s city charms, quality city life and to promote Hong Kong’s creative industries,’ said Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government intends to build its pavilion with distinct characteristics to highlight the theme, ‘Hong Kong- A City with Unlimited Potential.’ It will be an integral part of the China Pavilion at the expo.
I love this pavilion. It is an artist’s masterpiece. It is amazing for the beautiful frame and structure. If possible, I am willing to visit it after It opens to public in 2010.
HK pavilion is so amazing,I want to contact Chan Wai Ching and Sze Ki Shan Ida!could anyone give me some info. to contact them?
The renderings and graphics look quite nice. Will never call it a masterpiece until I see it in real life though. It takes a lot more than nice graphics to be masterpiece in the world of architecture, I think.
Weird thing is… I’ve read it somewhere else that this is actually designed by one of the king-of-pigeon-hole architects called Ho Tao.