UK and Wolfgang Buttress Win "Best Pavilion" at Milan Expo 2015

As the Milan Expo 2015 comes to a close, the winners of its best pavilions are being revealed. Wolfgang Buttress' UK Pavilion has taken top honors being named the exhibition's "Best Pavilion for Architecture & Landscape." A crowd favorite, the pavilion caught the attention of the world with it's mesmerizing (and photogenic) "beehive" made of 169,300 individual aluminium components that allowed visitors to experience the life of a bee.

UK Pavilion - Milan Expo 2015 / Wolfgang Buttress. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu

The Chilean Pavilion, designed by Cristián Undurraga, was awarded second for the prize, ahead of the Czech Republic (who took home the bronze) by Chybik+Kristof Architects & Urban Designers.

Chilean Pavilion - Milan Expo 2015 / Cristián Undurraga. Image © Cristián Undurraga
Czech Pavilion - Milan Expo 2015 / Chybik+Kristof Architects & Urban Designers. Image © Lukas Pelech

UK Pavilion - Milan Expo 2015 / Wolfgang Buttress

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "UK and Wolfgang Buttress Win "Best Pavilion" at Milan Expo 2015" 30 Oct 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/776336/uk-and-wolfgang-buttress-win-best-pavilion-at-milan-expo-2015> ISSN 0719-8884

UK Pavilion - Milan Expo 2015 / Wolfgang Buttress. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu

Wolfgang Buttress 设计的英国馆获得了2015年米兰世博会的“最佳展馆”

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