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After posting about the Canada Pavilion for Shanghai 2010, commenters wondered: “How is constructing a temporary exhibition building anything close to sustainable?” and “International expos are the height of needless consumption and nation state / corporate propaganda.”
But in their defense, exhibition can be wonderful test beds of design, and have significantly influence architecture from the Crystal Palace of 1851 to the Columbia Exhibition in Chicago, From Expo in Montreal to Barcelona, all have had profound impact.
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