Water World Expo 2008 Zaragoza
Enthusiastically expected, the World Expo 2008 Zaragoza, Spain, finally lifted its heavy curtain on June 13. With the theme of Water and Sustainable Development, the Expo was participated by altogether 105 countries and 3 international organizations. The Zaragoza Expo lasts for three months.
The Water element all through the Expo
The World Expo 2008 a confirmed world expo taking water as its theme and centered on Water and Sustainable Development, the Water element is fully displayed in the design of expo halls and buildings and in the arrangement of big events and various performances. In the exhibiting areas, the Water element is everywhere, demonstrating the inspiration of designers’, and Water is mostly applied to the design of the Expo Park as a whole and its corollary facilities. A case in point is the three theme pavilions of the Zaragoza Expo. One, with the theme of Water: Limited Resource, is designed like a giant bridge.
Another one, with the theme of Water: Life, has an outward appearance of a water tower just like a huge sweep. The last one, with the theme of Water Scenery, is actually the biggest fresh water aquarium in Europe. The feature exhibitions at the Theme Square of the Expo emphasize the interdependence between human beings and water in different aspects. Exhibitions with the theme of dry and thirst, water and city, territory-water and energy, water of extremes, water as shared resource and enlightenment of water, etc cover a variety of contents and are thought-provoking.
In addition, the Water Forum runs through the Expo as the big event where theoretical rethinking and discussion are carried out. Experts, engineers, politicians, managers, various associations and non-governmental organizations will hold all types of conferences during this period. The Forum is to be closed when the Expo concludes, marked by the successful closing of the International Conference on Water and Sustainable Development and the signing of the Zaragoza Declaration.
