Commissioner General for Italy at
Expo 2025 Osaka Mario Vattani has signed the contract with MCA -
Mario Cucinella Architects for the urgent commencement of the
design and construction activities for Italy's Pavilion at Expo
Osaka.
According to Vattani, "the Italy Pavilion, which for the first
time will also be hosting the Holy See, will be an outpost for
our country's excellences in one of Asia's richest regions".
The Italian Pavilion will be constructed by a group led by
architect Mario Cucinella, a consortium made up of Japanese
construction company Nishio Rent All Co. LTD, Nomura Co., LTD,
Beyond Limits, Milan Ingegneria Spa, Tekser Srl, Zeranta
Edutainment Srl, Gae Engineering Srl, the geologist Claudio
Preci and featuring AoR - Yoshiki Matsuda Architects as the
Architect of Record.
The Italy Pavilion will represent a modern version of The Ideal
City, a symbol of the Italian Renaissance.
For the first time the Italian Pavilion will also host the Holy
See, which will have ample space to organize cultural events and
important art exhibitions in collaboration with the Dicastery
for Evangelization.
"The project of MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects reflects
Italian identity in a contemporary and impactful way. It also
expresses the values which are at the foundations of our
culture," said Vattani.
"An idea of space that is deeply rooted in our tradition of
piazza, theatre and garden, and on a culture of "designing,
creating, building" based on real interactions between people.
"Our pavilion at Osaka will represent the excellence of what we
call 'Made in Italy', an outpost for our country's brands in one
of Asia's richest regions. It will be an original instrument to
develop our diplomacy for growth, capable of promoting tourism
and our territories, supporting the internationalization of our
productive sectors, attracting investments and promoting our
technology," the Commissioner General added.
"Designing the Italy Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka is a unique
opportunity to create a real stage to show - to a global
audience - our country's culture, history and innovation, and
also to create a place where connections can be built: for
future collaborations, and to reinforce bonds of cultural,
social and economic exchange," said the architect Mario
Cucinella.
"In line with the theme of Saving Lives and with the SDGs, the
project and its technological and material components will
promote a renewed balance between humankind, nature and
technology, and can become a powerful instrument to promote,
inspire action and establish new synergies for a more
sustainable future.
"The Pavilion represents a new idea of society and of the city,"
the architect concluded.
"A living organism in which relations between humans, art, the
environment and history can materialize".
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