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UAE's iconic World Expo Pavilion to relocate to Saadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi, Jan 4, 2010 (WAM)- Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC) has yesterday announced that it is to bring the award winning UAE Pavilion from the World Expo in Shanghai to Saadiyat Island following a successful six months at the event.
The UAE Pavilion, with its iconic dune shaped structure designed by Foster + Partners has been on display at World Expo 2010 alongside the skyline of other national pavilions on the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River since May, showcasing exhibitions that highlight the history of the UAE. It is one of the largest structures built for the Expo and currently the only national pavilion from the event that is being relocated and reconstructed for future use.
The pavilion shell will now be gradually dismantled in Shanghai before being transported and re-built on a site close to Manarat al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island where it will house new art related exhibitions, the contents of which are yet to be determined. It will open to the public in Abu Dhabi in 2011, adding to the existing and forthcoming cultural attractions on the island.
Commenting on the relocation, Mubarak Al Muhairi, Managing Director of TDIC, said, "With a host of cultural institutions opening on Saadiyat Island over the coming years, including Zayed National Museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi, the arrival of the UAE Pavilion exhibition space marks the next step in the island's journey to become a hub for cultural, architecture and educational excellence. The UAE Pavilion has already won a number of awards and was voted the most popular pavilion at the World Expo, so we are very much looking forward to bringing this strikingly beautiful building to Abu Dhabi."
The UAE Pavilion attracted almost 2 million visitors during World Expo 2010. During its time in Shanghai, the UAE Pavilion was bestowed with two major awards, first from the Illinois Society of Structural Engineers for the "Best Midsize Building 2010" and secondly from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), which gave it second place in its international awards. The pavilion was also voted the most popular international pavilion in a survey carried out by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
The UAE Pavilion, with its iconic dune shaped structure designed by Foster + Partners has been on display at World Expo 2010 alongside the skyline of other national pavilions on the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River since May, showcasing exhibitions that highlight the history of the UAE. It is one of the largest structures built for the Expo and currently the only national pavilion from the event that is being relocated and reconstructed for future use.
The pavilion shell will now be gradually dismantled in Shanghai before being transported and re-built on a site close to Manarat al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island where it will house new art related exhibitions, the contents of which are yet to be determined. It will open to the public in Abu Dhabi in 2011, adding to the existing and forthcoming cultural attractions on the island.
Commenting on the relocation, Mubarak Al Muhairi, Managing Director of TDIC, said, "With a host of cultural institutions opening on Saadiyat Island over the coming years, including Zayed National Museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi, the arrival of the UAE Pavilion exhibition space marks the next step in the island's journey to become a hub for cultural, architecture and educational excellence. The UAE Pavilion has already won a number of awards and was voted the most popular pavilion at the World Expo, so we are very much looking forward to bringing this strikingly beautiful building to Abu Dhabi."
The UAE Pavilion attracted almost 2 million visitors during World Expo 2010. During its time in Shanghai, the UAE Pavilion was bestowed with two major awards, first from the Illinois Society of Structural Engineers for the "Best Midsize Building 2010" and secondly from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), which gave it second place in its international awards. The pavilion was also voted the most popular international pavilion in a survey carried out by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
