This article contains the details of the pavilions in Expo 2015. The 2015 World Expo Milan covers more than 2.9 square kilometers and contains more than 70 exposition pavilions. More than 145 countries and 50 international organizations registered to participate in the 2015 Milan Expo.
Theme pavilions
There are 5 theme areas: , which serves as an introduction to the Expo; Future Food District which displays a modern and hyper-technological supermarket Children's park, an area dedicated to kids exploring the Expo theme a Biodiversity Park which includes a garden and two pavilions Arts & Foods: rituals since 1851 exhibition hosted at the satellite venue Triennale di Milano.
In addition the Media Center, which looks exactly like Pavilion Zero, welcomes visitors at the west entrance of the exhibition.
National pavilions
147 of the world's 196 nations were represented at Expo 2015, either in stand-alone pavilions or within larger pavilions.
CountryImageDesignerDescriptionAward(s)AfghanistanFiera MilanoEating for Longevity, Afghanistan Amazingly Real, a 125-metre section within the Spices cluster.AlbaniaEduard Agostini (Edi Hila)Our Food, Our Story, Our Mystery... within the Bio-Mediterraneum clusterAlgeriaStudio De Ferrari Architetti and Buonomo VegliaThis pavilion's theme was Agricultural Heritage and Technological Development for Food Self-Sufficiency and describes how difficult hunting and obtaining water is in its arid conditions. There was also a food area which served cous cous and other offerings from the national cuisine.AngolaPaula Nascimento and Antonio Gameiro BIE award 2nd place for theme development (over 2000 metres) 1st prize of the World Association of AgronomistsArgentinaPICOTheme 'Argentina feeds you'. The pavilion was designed to resemble four silosAustria Klaus K. Loenhart of terrain:loenhart&mayrThe pavilion was a lush outdoor forest, giving visitors the opportunity to meander through and enjoy a breath of fresh air. Exhibitor Magazine best pavilion honorable mention Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme honorable mention BIE award winner for best display (under 2000 metres)Azerbaijan Simmetrico Network Theme 'Protection of Organic Food and Biodiversity for Future Generations' Exhibitor Magazine best small pavilion winnerHonorable mention sustainability award for Design and MaterialsBahrainDesigned by Anne Holtrop and Anouk VogelContained 10 connected fruit gardensHonorable mention sustainability award for Design and Materials BIE award 2nd place for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)BangladeshTheme 'Sustainability in Rice Production for Better Life Under Changing Climate' Includes information about rice capable of adapting to climate change developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research InstituteBelarusTheme: The Wheel of LifeBelgiumDesigned by Patrick Genard in collaboration with Marc Belderbos, construction by Besix - VanhoutExhibitor Magazine best exhibit honorable mention for The CaveHonorable mention sustainability award for Design and MaterialsBeninTheme: At the Heart of Benin's Cuisine, Nutrition for a Life Bursting with EnergyBoliviaTheme: Quinoa, a Future Sown Thousands of Years AgoBrazilStudio Arthur CasasExhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' honorable mention for The NetBruneiTheme Science and Technology for Food Safety, Security and Quality. Part of the spices clusterBurundiTheme A Discovery of the Five Senses: Burundi, part of the coffee cluster Chile Undurraga Devés ArquitectosThe pavilion is a wooden box: a suspended structure with a large wooden lintel enclosed by a frame of crossed beams and supported by four concrete pillars that create an intermediate space and a clear horizon. BIE award 2nd place for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)ChinaStudio Link-ArcThe building's predominant feature is its complex roof form. From the front it appears to be a series of curves, while at the back it forms a row of rectilinear shapes.Exhibitor Magazine' best exterior design honorable mention BIE award 3rd place for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)ColombiaTheme Concept: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio Cárdenas; Architecture Concept: Manuel Villa Arquitectos; Architectural Design: Mauricio Cárdenas, Studio CárdenasThe Colombia Pavilion theme was "Naturally Sustainable", a concept that was experienced throughout the exhibition of the five thermal floors the country has: hot, temperate, cold, moorland and perennial snow. The possibility of having a stable temperature during 365 days, allows the country to be a constant food producer, a breadbasket of the world. The archietecture of the pavilion was inspired in Colombia's geography having 4 modules of different height and extension.Colombia Pavilion received second place in the category "Best heritage for future generations" special prize given by the World Association of Agronomists at the Class Expo Pavilion Heritage Award.Czech RepublicChybík + Kristof BIE award 3rd place for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)Dominican RepublicTheme: Empowering Family Farmers so They Can Feed Themselves, Their Communities, and the World and part of the coffee cluster. The pavilion was run by the Laboratorio de Arquitectura Dominicana (LAD)EgyptTheme EGYPT, the Never Ending StoryEstoniaKadarik Tüür ArhitektidTheme Gallery of BIE award 3rd place for best display (under 2000 metres)FranceXTU ArchitectsExhibitor Magazine editor's choice honorable mention BIE award winner for architecture and landscape (over 2000 metres)GermanySchmidhuberThe German pavilion attempted to reproduce the landscape of the typical rural areas of its country; stylized trees emerged from the ground alongside the external exhibition area. The largest pavilion at Expo 2015 Exhibitor Magazine best pavilion winner Exhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive winner for Seed Boards Exhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Photovoltaic Cells BIE award winner for theme development (over 2000 metres)GuatemalaTheme The Heart of the Mayan World. Part of the coffee cluster.Hungary Attila Ertsey and Herczeg Ágnes Sándor SárkányTheme From The Purest SourcesIndiaIndia participated via the Basmati pavilion in the rice clusterIndonesiaTheme The stage of the worldIran BIE award 2nd place for best display (under 2000 metres)Ireland BIE award 3rd place for theme development (under 2000 metres)Israel David KnafoThe Israeli pavilion introduced the technological agriculture in Israel, was called "Fields of Tomorrow", and its presenter was Israeli Moran AtiasExhibitor Magazine best exterior design honorable mentionHonorable mention sustainability award for Design and MaterialsItalyNemesi & PartnersJapanHakuhodo Design Inc.The pavilions symbol was 6 iwaibashi (chopsticks with two thin ends) arranged to form an 'E'
The pavilion was designed to represent a 'bowl of diversity' and constructed with three-dimensional wooden grid made by combining traditional Japanese wooden framework with recent understanding of compressive strain Exhibitor Magazine best presentation winner for Harmony BIE award winner for best installation (over 2000 metres)KazakhstanFacts and Fiction GmbHExhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive honorable mention for Interactive Floor Relief Exhibitor Magazine editor's choice winner BIE award 3rd place for theme development (over 2000 metres)KuwaitExhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' honorable mention for Dhow SailsExhibitor Magazine people's choice honorable mentionLebanonTheme: Cuisine: the Lebanese Art & Soul, part of the Bio-Mediterraneum cluster.LithuaniaTheme: Well of Knowledge: Experienced Future MalaysiaTheme Towards a Sustainable Food EcosystemThe pavilion comprises 4 structures designed to resemble seeds, and made is from glued laminated timberMexicoFrancisco Lopez GuerraThe pavilion is a volume wrapped by structures that resemble the dried corn husksExhibitor Magazine best use of technology honorable mention for Bar Code StickersExhibitor Magazine editor's choice honorable mention BIE award 2nd place for theme development (under 2000 metres)MonacoEnrico Pollino was the architect and Facts and Fiction designed the space.After Expo 2015 the pavilion was intended to be dismantled and re-erected in Burkina Faso as a Red Cross building Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme honorable mentionMorocco2nd or 3rd prize of the World Association of AgronomistsNepalImplementing Expert Group (IEG) (who also designed Nepal's pavilions at the 1988, 1990, 2000 and 2010 exposTheme Food security and sustainable developmentNetherlandsTotems AmsterdamThe pavilion is a sort of Luna Park composed of a sequence of spaces of different sizes and colours, each one able to host exhibitions and events in an open, free-flowing arrangement.Award for "Less expensive and most commercial pavilion"OmanPolandPiotr MusiałowskiQatarExhibitor Magazine best activity/interactive honorable mention for Interactive Food TableExhibitor Magazine people's choice winnerRomaniaRussiaSpeech Architecture BIE award 3rd place for best installation (over 2000 metres)Slovakia Karol KállaySlovakia. Recharge yourselfSloveniaSoNo ArhitektiTheme I feel SLOVENIA. Green, active and healthySouth KoreaArchibanTheme Hansik, Food for the Future:You are What You Eat. The pavilion is inspired by traditional Korean pottery, being built in the form of an enormous "Moon Jar" BIE silver award for exhibition design or for best installation (over 2000 metres)SpainDesigned by b720 - Fermín Vázquez ArquitectosSwitzerlandNetwerchExhibitor Magazine best exhibit honorable mention for San Gottardo — Acqua per l'Europa Exhibitor Magazine best interpretation of theme winnerThailandTurkeyThe pavilion consisted of 3 main divisions of indoor, semi-outdoor and outdoor venues on a total area of 4.170-square-meter, which includes 7 semi-outdoor distinct chambersUnited Arab EmiratesFoster and PartnersAfter Expo 2015 the pavilion is to be demounted and reerected in Masdar CityExhibitor Magazine best pavilion honorable mention Exhibitor best exterior design winner*Exhibitor Magazine people's choice honorable mentionUnited KingdomWolfgang ButtressThe pavilion is called "The Hive" Exhibitor Magazine best exhibit winner for The Hive International Jury prize BIE award winner for architecture and landscape (under 2000 metres)United StatesDesigned by Biber ArchitectsThe pavilion is a multi-level building which includes a vertical farm Exhibitor Magazine best 'Elements & Detail' winner for Vertical FarmVatican CityQuattro AssociatiTheme Not by Bread Alone. At the Lord's Table with all Mankind BIE award winner for theme development (under 2000 metres)VietnamVo Trong NghiaTheme Water and Lotus
Clusters
Expo 2015 was the first universal expo at which countries that didn't self-build were grouped by theme or supply chain rather than geography into one of nine clusters.
ClusterImageDesignerThemeParticipantsArid zonesAgriculture and Nutrition in Arid Zones (Supply chain) Djibouti, Eritrea, Jordan, Mauritania, Mali, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia and the UN Bio-MediterraneumBio-Mediterraneum - Health, Beauty and Harmony (Theme)Cereals and TubersCereals and Tubers – Old and New Crops (Supply chain)Cocoa and ChocolateFabrizio Leoni, Mauricio Cardenas, and Cesare Ventura for the concept and exhibition layoutCocao and Chocolate – the Food of Gods (Supply chain)Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Gabon, Ghana, São Tomé and Príncipe and the UNCoffeeCoffee - the Engine of Ideas (Supply chain) Fruits and LegumesFruits and Legumes (Supply chain)Islands, Sea, and FoodIslands, Sea, and Food (Theme)RiceAgnese Rebaglio, Davide Crippa, Barbara Di Prete and Francesco TosiAbundance and Security (Supply chain)Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, the Basmati Pavilion and a UN displaySpicesThe World of Spices (Supply chain)
Corporate pavilions The Milan World Expo had a number of corporate pavilions.