Sweden Pavilion, Exhibition pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010, China
The Sweden Pavilion features four interconnected cube structures in a cross shape with elevated walkways connecting exhibition spaces across three floors. The building contained exhibition areas, conference rooms, shops, cafes, and a rooftop glass-floor bar designed to serve different visitor needs.
Construction began on 20 April 2009, and the pavilion was inaugurated on 1 May 2010, the opening day of Expo 2010. After the expo closed, it was disassembled and sold to Tangshan, which rebuilt it as the visitor centre for the Caofeidian International Eco-City.
The pavilion presented Swedish society across five exhibition halls that featured the Pippi Longstocking character as a symbol of innovation and creative thinking. This approach helped visitors connect Nordic values to everyday ways of living and working.
The pavilion stood in Zone C of the Pudong Expo site, among the Nordic and European pavilions. Visitors moved between the three floors by elevated walkways and stairs, and a giant slide connected the second floor down to the first. The first floor held a small café and a souvenir shop, while the third floor was reserved for conferences.
The pavilion was sold to Tangshan and repurposed as the visitor center for the Caofeidian International Eco-City (Caofeidian Guoji Shengtaicheng). Its Shanghai plot in Zone C of the Pudong site has since become part of the city's Expo Park.
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