Japanese pavilion for Expo 2000

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) decided on 14 June 1990 in Paris with a majority vote against Toronto to the city of Hannover as the headquarters of Expo 2000. SIIC 2019

In their candidacy they set themselves as objectives to achieve an exhibition with visions for the future and models for the balance between man, nature and technology in order to present solutions for the coexistence of more than 6 billion people on our planet.

A theme park was built with various recreational pavilions of the main problems of current life (work, education, health, food, environment, energy, basic needs, knowledge, mobility, the 21st century) and its projection to the future.

Many countries presented with original pavilions specially raised for the occasion and others used existing and distributed vessels in geographical areas. It was only necessary to build 30% of the facilities, and that at the end of the Expo they had to be dismantled, recycled or re-installed somewhere else. This makes a very respectable exhibition with the environment.

Original was the idea of presenting international projects for a better life in the future. A total of 487 sustainable, applicable and effective projects were received from 123 countries, which were recognized as official projects of Expo 2000.