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Ten must-see pavilions at Dubai Expo 2020
The Dubai Expo has officially opened with pavilions designed by architects including Foster + Partners, WOHA and Santiago Calatrava. Here we round up 10 of the most interesting.
![UAE Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 by Santiago Calatrava](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/09/uae-pavilion-dubai-expo-santiago-calatrava_dezeen_2364_sq_12-852x852.jpg)
UAE Pavilion by Santiago Calatrava
Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the host nation's pavilion was informed by the shape of a falcon's wing.
The building is topped with 28 carbon fibre "wings" that can be closed to shelter the roof solar panels.
![Singapore Pavilion at Dubai Expo](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/10/woha-singapore-pavilion-dubai-expo-tropical-oasis_dezeen_2364_sq_9-852x852.jpg)
Singapore studio WOHA created a plant-filled pavilion for the country's pavilion at the expo.
Described by the studio as a "three-dimensional garden", the building has a series of raised walkways that wrap around three plant-covered cones.
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The Finland Pavilion was built around a calm, timber-lined space where people can escape the bustle of the expo.
Designed by Helsinki studio JKMM Architects, the pavilion was covered in a white tensioned industrial fabric to evoke the appearance of Finnish snow.
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The UK's contribution to the expo is a cone-shaped cross-laminated timber pavilion created by British designer Es Devlin.
It was designed to display an AI-generated poem across its facade.
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Mobility Pavilion by Foster + Partners
This trefoil-shaped pavilion, designed by UK studio Foster + Partners, anchors the expo's mobility district.
Each of the building's three cantilevered forms contains a gallery with an immersive exhibition designed by London-based design consultancy MET Studio.
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Italy Pavilion by Carlo Ratti Associati
Carlo Ratti Associati designed the Italy Pavilion to investigate reusable materials and natural cooling.
It was topped with three boat hulls – coloured green, white and red to match the Italian flag – and surrounded by a curtain made from 70 kilometres of recycled plastic rope.
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The attention-grabbing Swiss Pavilion has a facade that acts as a giant mirror, which reflects the giant red entrance carpet.
Named Reflections, the pavilion was designed by Zürich-based architecture studio OOS to make visitors reflect on the image of Switzerland.
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Sustainability Pavilion by Grimshaw
Anchoring the sustainability district, the Sustainability Pavilion was designed to generate all of its own water and energy.
UK studio Grimshaw topped the pavilion with a 135-metre-wide, solar-panel-covered canopy.
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Dutch Pavilion by V8 Architects
Also located in the sustainability district, the Dutch Biotope pavilion was built around an 18-metre-high "food cone" covered with edible plants.
The pavilion is topped with colourful solar panels for power and extracts water from the desert air to irrigate the plants.
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Opportunity Pavilion by AGi Architects
Spanish-Kuwaiti studio AGi Architects designed the main pavilion in the opportunity district.
Named Mission Possible, the building was built around a covered plaza.
Expo 2020 Dubai is open to the public from 1 October to 31 March 2022. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.