Newly opened at The World Expo 2025 in Osaka, the Australian pavilion, is now welcoming visitors. This year's pavilion designed by Global Architecture Practice Buchan reacts to the banner of the exhibition to “design future society for our lives” with a design issue that “hunts the sun”.
The practice found in a media publication that the design can be inspired by the eucalyptus tree and Gumnut, whose bloom is “a powerful symbol of new life and the limitless potential of future generations”.
According to Buchan, the colorful facade of the pavilion represents the gremut burned down in flower. It consists of a soft, irritated fabric that the practice provides as a “canvas for sharing Australia stories, innovation and creativity”. In addition, the light-translucent fabric is to capture changing shadows during the day in order to combine visitors with nature as part of the pavilion experience.
Under the fabric cover, the structure of the pavilion reused a steel frame that was previously used in Tokyo at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Buchan noted that the use of minimal building materials and translucent building sleeves through the pavilion minimizes the waste and energy consumption of the pavilion. For the senior architectural architects in the Pavilion Nataly Ernst, these movements are “present the context of our nation” in the context of the World Expo, of which it found that it is “a great opportunity for architects to experiment and exchange ideas”.
A cultural chairman outside of the entry of the pavilion, which was designed with the landscape architecture practice McGregor Coxall, is intended as an inviting meeting point with music, theater, dance and screen programming alongside a yarning circle for the meeting.
The landscape idea continues in the exhibition of the pavilion. According to Buchan, “This format” catches the experience of walking in the country “and was developed together with the indigenous consultants Karrda to strengthen the indigenous culture and knowledge.
Buchan Creative Lead on the Pavilion Dong Uong noted that the exhibition is an interactive journey that includes all the senses. “Experience” follows the sun “over the country, heaven and Seeland, based on the structure and the flow of the Songlinia, which cross the country and have carried out the knowledge between indigenous people for thousands of years.”
During the entire exhibition, visitors are invited to deal with the natural environment and society of Australia. The exhibition aims at over tens of thousands of years and how this old knowledge can build a future society.
In addition to the exhibition, a special event zone offers four functional rooms, the “color and materials of Australian landscapes reflect, and Australian design, art and craft features,” Buchan noted. The design of these rooms is intended to support the economic, cultural and social imperatives of Australian Expo participation, which includes deepening the Australian relationship with Japan, creating new opportunities for Australian companies and the presentation of contemporary Australia for the world.
“Our team is very proud of the Australia pavilion, which shows our unique country on the world stage and supports the permanent friendship between Australia and Japan,” said Ernst.
The World Expo 2025 Osaka runs for six months from April 13 to October 13, 2025.