India Pavilion At Dubai Expo 2020

The India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 is a 4-level structure that will showcase India’s prowess as a global leader. Space, culture, heritage, and technology will be the defining pillars of the Pavilion. It will also display emerging sectors, achievements of ministries, and new business opportunities. One floor is devoted to India’s art, dance, and culture, with gigantic LCD screens displaying the country’s cultural heritage. The structure has been covered with a dynamic façade consisting of 600 individual kinetic panels capable of simulating the signifying “India on the move”. The majestic external façade will display 75 stories across the 26 weeks of the expo. Each week, the patterns will take the shape of three stories of 25 sub-themes. The façade will create different moving patterns during the day to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence. In the evening, the façade will turn vibrant with light and sound shows.

 More than 190 countries are participating in the Dubai Expo 2020, which will run for six months from 1st October to 31st  March 2022. Though delayed by a year because of the pandemic, the Expo gives a sense of business-as-usual with pavilions open for businesses and the general audience, though with strict COVID safety protocols. The UAE has allowed India to build a permanent pavilion of over 40,000 Sq ft, a privilege given to a handful of friendly countries. 

Ar. Dikshu C. Kukreja, Managing Principal Architect of C.P. Kukreja Architects, designed India’s pavilion.