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John Hill | 29.04.2023

Film

Following a four-year break, the biennial BAU trade fair took place at the Messe München exhibition center from April 17 to 22. A series of “BAU in 90 Sec” videos summarize some of the themes explored during the "world's largest trade fair for architecture, materials, systems."


John Hill | 23.12.2020

Film

Although it will be held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, BAU 2021 is still taking place over three days in January. Four short films, created in cooperation with World-Architects, explore the event's four main themes. 


BAU | 26.06.2019

Works

The project is located in Tianshan Road, the new commercial boulevard in Hongqiao, one of Shanghai’s high activity districts. It is surrounded by brightly lit shopping malls built this century. This development replaces and expands on the existing state run cinema centre on the site. The...


Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects | 13.03.2017

Works

BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, is flooring manufacturer DLW Flooring’s most important forum for engaging with its customers. Which is why it is now a tradition that the company presents itself at this fair via an exceptional stand concept.


DDS & Partners Architects | 15.07.2016

Works

Belgium's DDS & Partners Architects has won the Milan Expo Horizontal Farm competition with a design that envisions part of the site for the 2015 Universal Exposition as a reinterpretation of the cascina, the traditional Italian farm.


John Hill, Thomas Geuder | 18.01.2016

Products

The motto of Expo 2015 in Milan, "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life," was translated in the French pavilion into a built landscape designed by Parisian architecture firm XTU, with lighting design by Bonn's Licht Kunst Licht.


John Hill | 04.01.2016

Headlines

In 2013 and 2014, the Building of the Week on American-Architects took a state-by-state look at American architecture, but last year we went overseas to see how US architects design for other countries – and the inverse, to see how foreign architects build in North America. Now it's...


Knafo Klimor Architects | 29.09.2015

Works

The state of Israel is a unique laboratory for agriculture studies and experiments. Israeli agriculturists and researchers share their knowledge and technology achievements worldwide. The Israeli pavilion, "Fields of Tomorrow," is a demonstration of Israel's ability in many...


John Hill | 13.07.2015

Products

At Expo Milano 2015, Spain's Zorrozua y Asociados's colorful box expresses the four geographical and culinary regions of Ecuador in the country's first pavilion at an international exposition.


20.05.2015

Found

Photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre has sent us some stunning photographs of a handful of the pavilions at the Expo Milano 2015.


Fred Bernstein | 18.05.2015

Works

New York-based writer Fred Bernstein traveled to Milan for the opening of the Expo Milano 2015 – themed "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" – and sent us reviews of three pavilions: Germany, Switzerland, and the United States.


Fred Bernstein | 14.05.2015

Works

“Welcome to the world’s most equitable supermarket,” says a young man trained to greet guests in several languages. This supermarket is the centerpiece of the Swiss pavilion at the World Expo 2015 in Milan — where countries were asked to explore the theme “Feeding...


Fred Bernstein | 12.05.2015

Works

Germany’s pavilion, seen from the main route through the Expo, isn’t especially impressive. Indeed, it looks something like a boardwalk on which several tents have...


World-Architects | 20.03.2015

Film

World-Architects organized and conducted the Guided Tours at the ISH 2015 in Frankfurt.


John Hill | 19.01.2015

Insight

This week, building design and construction professionals head to Munich for BAU 2015, the "world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials, systems." Here we highlight a few of BAU Blog's "Team Building" and "Talks About Tomorrow" features.