Project Details
- Project Name
- Milan Expo 2015: Mexico
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 1,910 sq. meters
- Project Status
- Built
The Mexican pavilion resembles a giant corn cob. Spiral ramps and a stream of water descend from the rooftop terrace, which features a restaurant and an urban garden.
Project Description
Theme: "Mexico, the Seed for the New World: Food, Diversity and Heritage"
FROM MILAN EXPO 2015:
Since its first participation in a Universal Exhibition (Philadelphia in 1876), Mexico has always delivered an impressive pavilion that captures the imagination. The fundamental theme of Expo Milano 2015 is sustainability, being as much a driving principle for feeding the world's population, as a criteria for architectural design, in terms of eco-friendly materials, ease of construction and dismantling, and fulfilling proposed programs.The architect Francisco López Guerra Almada, together with Jorge Vallejo and consulting biologist Juan Guzzy, designed the winning proposal of the international competition based on the most typical Mexican food: corn.
Indeed, its large external structure, inspired by the shape of a big corn cob, covers the 1,910 square-meter pavilion, set in a prime location at the intersection of the two main avenues. The interior offers an all-encompassing exhibition of typical produce, edged by a stream of water that gives life to the gardens and takes visitors along spiral ramps, to explore the gastronomic, ecological and cultural riches of Mexico.
