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Figure 8. World Expo. Happy Valley with China National Pavilion in the background.
Photo by author, 2010
and engineered by the German fi rm Knippers Heibig. h e Boulevard was
lined with six large “Sunny Valleys” made of steel and plastic that operated
as gigantic light and rain collectors. h e water collected was channeled to
the plants on the site.
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Shanghai organizers made audience seats out of milk
packages, handbags and tissues out of recycled paper, and used low-energy-
consuming LED screens, acoustic devices, and electricity-powered vehicles
in the Expo Park.
h ree of the theme pavilions (Urbanian, City Being, and Urban Planet)
were housed in a gigantic structure (one of the few buildings that remained
in place after the expo). h e west exhibition hall was the largest column-free
interior space in the world. According to the o' cial guide, the building was
