Architecture, Events August 25, 2009 By Ryan Grim

swiss page5 Shanghai Expo

Swiss Pavilion by Buchner Bründler Architects and Element GmbH
The central idea here is ying and yang — i.e., the push and pull of rural and urban. Visitors who explore the whole building will feel as if they’ve travelled from a city to the countryside and back again. You can float through the roof meadow and then down to the shops and restaurants on the urban floor via a chair lift.

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