Theme: From the City of Our Parents to the City of Our Children
Highlights: Basket
Designer: Benedetta Tagliabue
National Pavilion Day: August 30
Pavilion Area: Around 6,000 Square Meters
Location: Within Zone C of the Expo Site
Pavilion Features
The Spain Pavilion is designed to be a hand-weaved wicker basket structure supported by the steel framework inside. "The Basket," as some have dubbed the pavilion, is "dressed" in more than 8,000 wicker panels in brown, beige, and black. Wicker weaving is a tradition in both Spain and China and the pavilion is like a bridge connecting the two nations. The panels were handmade by craftsmen in Shandong Province, each one unique in design.