International Expo "Water and Sustainable Development"
Bridge Pavilion, 'Water - a unique resource'
Bridge Pavilion :: "Water - a unique resource"
Definition and architecture
This emblematic structure called the Bridge Pavilion will be one of the Expo’s main entrances. Designed by Zaha Hadid in a stylised resemblance of the river itself, it crosses and swirls over itself like a gladiola opening and closing. It joins the two riverbanks with a central island in the River Ebro in a distinctive, flowing white structure, described by the team of architects as as an object rising from the natural conditions of the river itself - a symbol of water and its role in our world.
This eye-catching bridge pavilion will create a new order on the banks of the River Ebro, clearly distinguishable from the other Expo buildings. It will provide a smooth transition between the city and the Expo site, across ramps planted with gardens and greenery.
Exposition: "Water - a unique resource"
Exhibition aims:
- To present water as a universal human right.
- To inform visitors how water is a unique resource.
- To explain water managment procedures and encourage citizen participation.
Main themes
- Water on the planet.
- Why water is a unique resource.
- Supply and demand - an unstable balance.
- Pressure on water supply and world crisis.
- Rethinking water management.
- Governability. Water as a universal human right.
In this exhibition, visitors will learn how human beings are the world’s biggest consumers of water, as well as the reasons hehind increases in demands currently made on this scarce resource. Population growth, expanding urban areas, climate change, water pollution and wasteful consumer behaviour all conspire to worsen the problem. That's why the new management policy, “governability”, will play such a key role in changing this trend.
This theme of water governability will be slowly revealed to visitors with messages and visual information on availability, supply, demand and consumption of water in the world as well as introducing new, more sustainable ways of managing water. These ways will mean better control of this vital resource resulting from culture change and greater respect for Nature.
Built on two levels, with walkways offering 3,100 square metres of display space over a further 2,700 square metres of surface area, this exhibition expects over 10,000 visitors an hour during the Expo.
