d+a | Issue 122 • 2021

/ FEATURE / 20 WALK THROUGH THE SINGAPORE PAVILION AT THE EXPO 2020 DUBAI , DESIGNED BY WOHA, AND LEARN HOW BUILDING DESIGNS CAN DRAW FROM AND GIVE BACK TO NATURE. AN EMIRATI JUNGLE WORDS DAVID HO / IMAGES QUENTIN SIM, LIGHT COLLAB, SINGAPORE PAVILION, EXPO 2020 DUBAI V isitors to the Expo 2020 Dubai will be able to enjoy a “City in Nature” at the Singapore Pavilion, happening from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. As the name implies, the display blends urban and nature elements to provide a uniquely Singaporean trip that embodies the theme of “Nature. Nurture. Future.” “The Singapore Pavilion is a verdant island, where visitors are instinctively drawn to nature. We wanted to create an oasis in the desert, an escape from the hustle and bustle of the Expo,” says Quentin Sim, architect at WOHA Architects, the practice behind the pavilion’s creation. The design does not aim to simply 01-02. The lush entrance and layout of the Singapore Pavilion takes its inspiration from imagining the display as a verdant island. 01