The Spain Pavilion features among the largest of participating countries along with those of France, England, Germany and Italy. It is situated in section C of the grounds on the bank of Huangpu River and it neighbors Switzerland, Serbia, Poland, Belgium and France.
The building
Even before its creation it has been baptized the “Spanish basket” by the Chinese media, alluding to its organic shape, a 25,000 meter steel tubing skeleton that will support 8,524 large wicker panels.
The Contents
Aware of this, and inspired by the general theme Better city, better life, the contents of the Spain Pavilion have been put in the hands of three of the most distinguished directors of Spanish cinema: Bigas Luna, Basilio Martín Patino and Isabel Coixet.
Plaza Viva
The Spain pavilion will express the very notion of the ‘plaza’ as a meeting and communication point with a strong program presenting the best of our art and our culture along with our capacity for innovation and technology.
José Miró Uniforms
Just like in past expositions, the SEEI held a competition to design the uniforms worn by the Spain Pavilion personnel during Expo Shanghai 2010, in collaboration with the Association of Fashion Designers of Spain.
