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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prasadana2" data-source="post: 7409356" data-attributes="member: 4664">ItalyThe pavilion, called The City of Man, is composed of 20 functional modules that can be assembled freely.The design according to its designer Giampaolo Imbrighi was inspired by a traditional Shanghai game. In said game, children drop a batch of 20 to 30 sticks on a table and try to move one stick at a time without moving the others until all the sticks are cleared.Further the shape of the pavilion is as changeable as the game, which is called “Shanghai” in Italy.The design was selected from a field of 65 candidates in a competition among European Union entreis, said Beniamino Quintieri, the commissioner general for Italy. The 20 modules represent the 20 regions of Italy, making the whole pavilion embody a mini Italian city.The design also represents the harmony of different cultures and regions. When people walk in the pavilion, they will feel like walking in a city that combines Shanghai’s Shikumen-style lanes and an Italian square, Quintieri said.Italy reserved a 6,000-square-meter plot of land for its pavilion, which will be made with cutting edge “transparent concrete”, Quintieri added.Hong Hao, director of the Bureau of World Expo Shanghai Coordination, and Quintieri signed the participation contract after the press conference.Hong said that since Milan won the bid to host World Expo 2015, the country is more than just a participant at Shanghai Expo. He said the two countries are the hosts of “sister Expos” and will have many chances to share valuable experience.Also, three Italian cities -- Venice, Bologna, Milan -- will have the chance to exhibit in the Urban Best Practices Area at Expo 2010.JapanJapan's hi-tech pavilion resembles a living, breathing organism. It has been nicknamed the "Purple Silkworm Island" It features violin playing robots, 3D cameras, and many new technologies.MalaysiaMalaysia's low-tech pavilion showcases rural building with Minangkabau's "Rumah Gadang" architecture. After the Expo, the pavilion is to be donated to the county of Wuxi in the Peoples Republic of China. Controversies have perhaps ensued as the pavilion boasts a miniature indoor golf course which has nothing to do with Malaysian culture as well as the Minangkabau's building style which originates from Indonesia. [48]Many locals are not very proud of the designs as they see it as backward-looking instead of embracing the future when the rest of the world is doing so.[49]The Malaysia Minister of Tourism obviously gives up on showcasing Malaysian technology as she said although Malaysia could not compete with developed countries like Germany and Switzerland in terms of technology, Malaysia had its uniquity of being multi-racial and multi-culturalMaltaThe Maltese pavilion called "Malta: 8000 Years - A Life Center" is located within Zone C of the Expo Site. It features different exhibition sections, connected by high-tech facilities such as intelligent lighting and audio-visual systems. Movable booths, various sculptures, giant rocks, and evolution of historical cities are exhibited with sophisticated audio-visual technologies to showcase the complexity, uniqueness, and development trends within Malta's modern cities.</blockquote>

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