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Amazing Architecture Taiwan Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010
Taiwan Pavilion is a transparent cube housing a giant ball in its center. C.Y. Lee designed the Taiwan Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, with the theme “Mountain, Water, Heart and Lantern.” A large sphere is suspended in a glass lantern. Mount Morrison and Mount Ali are painted on the exterior.
The pavilion will showcase the island’s natural scenery, its kind-hearted people and traditional culture, said C. Y. Lee, as well as Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers.
The structure incorporates each of the five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. This pavilion was sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council as a motion of good-will in China, which disputes the independence of Taiwan.
The pavilion will showcase Taipei, a city that makes people comfortable with a very natural lifestyle, Lee said, to echo the “Better City, Better Life” Shanghai Expo theme. The pavilion will mainly be made of steel and glass, with the outlines of the island’s Mount Morrison and Mount Ali painted on the facade.
Taiwan Pavilion is a transparent cube housing a giant ball in its center. C.Y. Lee designed the Taiwan Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, with the theme “Mountain, Water, Heart and Lantern.” A large sphere is suspended in a glass lantern. Mount Morrison and Mount Ali are painted on the exterior.
The pavilion will showcase the island’s natural scenery, its kind-hearted people and traditional culture, said C. Y. Lee, as well as Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers.
The structure incorporates each of the five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. This pavilion was sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council as a motion of good-will in China, which disputes the independence of Taiwan.
The pavilion will showcase Taipei, a city that makes people comfortable with a very natural lifestyle, Lee said, to echo the “Better City, Better Life” Shanghai Expo theme. The pavilion will mainly be made of steel and glass, with the outlines of the island’s Mount Morrison and Mount Ali painted on the facade. 
The globe, 12 meters in diameter, houses a theater, where a four-minute movie about Taiwan’s culture and scenery will be shown. The globe doubles as a screen to show the island’s landscapes. The globe will be suspended over a pool of water, which will reflect the images shown on the globe. 
Visitors will be invited to take part in a multimedia lantern-flying ceremony on a platform above the pool. If 40 people make a ring on the platform, each of them will trigger a beam that will light the globe, according to a virtual movie about the pavilion. The five-minute show will be performed throughout the Expo.
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