The pavilion presents a model for how to turn cities into oases

Lush gardens and dazzling details.. the Singaporean green beauty is 100% natural

• A small rainforest welcomes visitors to the Singapore Pavilion at the Expo.

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• Photography: Patrick Castillo

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The Singapore Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai... is more than just a lush garden, or a unique architectural design covered with plants, as it is full of details that fascinate visitors to the international exhibition, and there is nothing artificial at all in this green space: the plants are 100% natural, and the pleasant coolness inside It is not caused by central air conditioning, but it is the result of a beautiful nature combined with the latest modern technologies, including small robots equipped with sensors and cameras to monitor the health of plants.

The Singapore pavilion at the Dubai Expo is a facade of a country that covers nearly half of its area with trees, and provides an impressive model of how to transform cities into green oases, regardless of their environment and climate, and design buildings with sustainable systems that produce their own energy and provide water with their internal technologies, even if they are in the heart of the desert.

Relatively long queue

The visitor should know that he will stand in a relatively long queue to enter the pavilion, but he is also sure that he will enjoy this, as seeing the wonderful design of the pavilion from the outside is no less fun than getting to know its details.

And when the visitor enters the pavilion - according to a tour of «Emirates Today» - he will find himself inside a small rainforest or a beautiful lush garden, perhaps he will not find anything like it except in Singapore itself, but this time in the heart of the «Dubai Expo», where the climate and environment are definitely different from their counterparts. Far away on the Asian island, which confirms the possibility of overcoming any challenges and turning cities into green oases, even if they are desert.

modern technology

The Singapore pavilion includes thousands of plants hanging from pots irrigated with modern techniques, and it is like a hanging garden that shades three nine-meter cones, each of which forms an independent ecosystem, and presents a different idea. The first deals with the urban aspect and the future of cities, and the challenges that threaten nature, and the second is a dense rainforest Of the plants brought from Singapore, expressing the best models for creating nature, and the third is a floral funnel that catches the eye and hearts with its wonderful content of orchids of exquisite colors and coordination, and includes a group of small laboratories on how to hybridize and improve the quality of these flowers, and includes unique types of them, some of which maintain the growth of some Via a gel and plant material that retains every drop of water.

realistic logo

The Singapore pavilion at the "Dubai Expo" bears the slogan "Nature.. Development.. the future." Clean green technology, net zero energy consumption, topped by a canopy containing more than 517 solar panels that provide him with his energy needs, powering everything including water intake systems from the ground, and about 50 huge cooling fans that use nozzles to create a fine mist It lowers the temperature by about 10 degrees, providing pleasant weather inside, as well as the walls, ceiling and plant floor that contribute to keeping the wing cool and filtering the air.

genius and lessons

The visitor can feel the genius of the Singapore Pavilion in demonstrating the possibility of transforming any environment, no matter how harsh, into a rich oasis, by incorporating the latest in modern technology. The data collected calibrates the amount of plants and the light sources needed to keep them thriving and healthy.

Much optimism

The visitor comes out of the Singapore pavilion and has a lot of optimism about the possibility of harnessing modern technology to build more healthy cities for humans in the future, based on sustainability and integration with nature at a lower cost, a trip that can only be available by visiting Singapore itself, or touring its pavilion at “Expo 2020 Dubai” “It is the opportunity available to everyone, until the end of March 2022.

• The Singapore Pavilion at the "Expo" is an impressive model of a city from the future united with Mother Nature.

• Thousands of plants are monitored by precise robots, clean energy at zero cost.