The Thailand pavilion is ready for Expo 2015 Milano !

Last pics from Thailand pavilion...  the "NGOP" is ready...

"Nourishing and Delighting the World"

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Thailand pavilion... WIP WIP WIP...

Last pics from Thailand pavilion at Expo 2015 Milano ! ...

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Thailand pavilion... Work in Progress...

Here are some new images from the Milano Expo 2015 site ... and the pavilion of Thailand progress well... 

...go... hurry up !

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Some news from Thailand pavilion at Milano !

Look at the very nice job made with the pavilion of Thailand... congrats for all the work already done... and thanks for the beautiful pics !!

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More about the Thailand pavilion Structure

Steel structure of Thailand Pavilion at Expo 2015 Milano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHHdpFph0Q

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Structure... by http://www.fzeta.com/

Thailand pavilion... Ngob in progress !

Also for the pavilion of Thailand, it works very hard... here's a view of the work site, and already well advanced, the entrance of the building, with a particular shape.

Visitors will be welcome by a Thai symbol, an entrance like a hat, and not a simple hat, it's the Ngob, the traditional hat worn by farmers and vendors in Thailand !

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History - SIAM (Thailand) at Expo 1904 Saint-Louis

The Siamese Pavilion was a faithful representation of the Ben Chama Temple at Bangkok. The ground plan, seventy feet each way, had the form of a crosse, and the hall inside was sixty feet high.

The symbols of Buddhism, the lotus flower and the flame, both emblematic of purity, were in evidence everywhere in the inner and outer decorations. In the hall were the portraits of the King, the Queen and the Crown Prince of Siam. Specimens of Siamese art industries, such as delicate work in hammered brass, embroideries, musical instruments, richly worked elephant saddles and boxes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, filled the hall, the windows of which consisted in handsome transparencies depicting Siamese temples.

A visit to this building richly paid, because in a short time a great deal of information about this Oriental Kingdom could be gathered.

Thailand Pavilion 2015 - Nourishing and Delighting the World

A long movie about Thailand Expo for Milano 2015... very interesting and well made... many explanations...

Thailand is preparing something great !!

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Thailand pavilion Show... in Bangkok

...at Central Plaza LAT phrao Sky Hall... Bangkok

Discovering the model of the pavilion, and its entrance which looks like a Ngob, the traditional hat worn by farmers and vendors in Thailand !

More information on Facebook Thailand Pavilion page

Concept Thailand Pavilion 2015...

Thailand Pavilion on YouTube

Thailand Pavilion 2015 - Film...

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Thailand Mascots...

Here's the project of Mascots for Thailand pavilion... what do you think about ?

and we hope soon opened, the Expo Shop :

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OBA Unveils Designs for Thai Pavilion

The honor of designing Thailand’s pavilion for the 2015 Milan Exposition has officially been awarded to The Office of Bangkok Architects (OBA). The firm’s winning design incorporates the Expo’s theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” with the agrarian and religious qualities that define the Kingdom of Thailand. Located centrally on the Expo’s main avenue, the pavilion will be adjacent to a canal that will be used as a part of the exhibition, relating back to Bangkok’s informal title as the “Venice of Asia.”

The pavilion will emphasize the crucial aspect that water plays in Thai agriculture in a number of ways. A depiction of Naga, the legendary water snake from Thai mythology, will greet visitors at the beginning of the pavilion’s walkway. This walkway will take visitors across a rice field that has been planted in various stages of cultivation, displaying the foundation of agriculture in Thailand.

The entrance to the pavilion itself is a large wood-frame replica of a ngob, the traditional hat worn by farmers and vendors in Thailand. The most prominent element of the pavilion, the ngob becomes a symbol of the country’s agricultural identity. The pavilion building proper will be framed by a brick wall modeled after the traditional walls of Thai temples. Sloped at the three different angles and clad in a reflective surface, the wall will reflect the rice fields of the pavilion, the visitors to the Expo, and the sky.  In this way, the wall will represent the agriculture, nature, and people of Thailand.

The Milan Expo will run from May 1st until October 31st of 2015. You can view more of the planned pavilions, here.

Competition: Universal Exhibition Milano 2015
Award: First Prize
Project Name: Thailand Pavilion
Architects: The Office of Bangkok Architects
Location: Milan, Italy
Design Principal: Smith Obayawat
Design Director: Waroon Limpchalerm
Architect In Charge: Francesc Domingo
Italian Architect: Marco Franz Vaccara
Design Team: Chris Singshinsuk, Nattakit Jeerapatmaitree, Khongphak Pansoongnern, Natchaya Promsuwan, Margot Therond, Elodie Artieres
Structural, Mechanical And Electrical Engineer: Meinhardt
Landscape Consultant: Landprocess- Kotch Voraakhom
Client: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, The Kingdom of Thailand
Lead Consultant: Work and Right Joint Venture
Year: 2015

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Thailand Pavilion... LOGOs !

Thai hat... shape of the pavilion... a great design for the Thailand pavilion logo !

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