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PA’s Top 10 Pavilions at Osaka Expo 2025

PA’s Top 10 Pavilions at Osaka Expo 2025

Here is our pick of ten pavilions that left a lasting impression on the legacy of Osaka Expo 2025

Yagmur Baydır
December 09, 2025

Dear PA reader,

The world turned its eyes to the Osaka Expo 2025, which took place on the reclaimed island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay. The Expo officially opened on 13 April 2025 and concluded on 13 October 2025, offering 184 days of global cultural exchange, technological innovation, and bold architectural experiments.

Under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” the Expo organized its vision around three powerful subthemes: Saving Lives, Empowering Lives, and Connecting Lives.

Although the Expo has now concluded, its legacy endures, and this article reflects on the top 10 pavilions that left a lasting impression. Among them were standout contributions like the Bahrain Pavilion by Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, celebrated for its sustainable, material-conscious design grounded in maritime heritage, and the France Pavilion by Carlo Ratti Associati and Coldefy, which invited visitors to journey through ecosystems as part of a reflective sensory experience.

As we look back at the grand experiment that was Osaka Expo 2025, these pavilions stand out for the ideas, architecture, sustainability, cultural exchange, and hope for a better, shared future.

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