ASTANA EXPO 2017 - Masterplan

J.MAYER.H Architects

Team: Jürgen Mayer H., Maxim Margoskyi, Simon Kassner, Marta Ramirez Iglesias, Jesko Malkokm Johnson – Zahn, Christoph Emenlauer, Casper Kollmeyer, Anna Ulak

Visualization: Hugo Reis, Bloomimages
Engineering: Knippers Helbig
Architecture Model: Modellbau Milde
Invited competition 2013

Client: City of Astana, Kazakhstan

Energy of the Future

EXPO 2017 with the symbol of the Kazahkstan Pavillon proposes a landmark for the future of our planet. EXPO 2017 will become the center for innovation and inspiration. Brain Power and the Power of Nature, Growth and Transformation are key to the concept of the Energy of the Future. The architectural masterplan is a new faszinating world to explore the potentials of our future environments. Indoor and outdoor attractions make the EXPO 2017 a unique experiences. Based on a cell structure the overall masterplan creates a bionic agenda. All EXPO 2017 buildings will develop around a central symbol and plaza with the buildings connected to it. Different heights of the structures develop according to programmatic requirements and give the EXPO 2017 its dynamic character.