On May 16th, design proposal of Spanish Pavilion for 2010 Shanghai World Expo gave its first show in Tongji University. Jiang Fuming, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee, Javier Conde, President of Spanish International Exhibition Department and Chief-Representative of Spanish Pavilion, Benedetta Tagliabue, the General Designer and Zheng Shiling, academician from College of Architecture and Urban Planning attended the ceremony.
It was learned that the outer walls of Spanish Pavilion were decorated by rattans, and supported by steel struts. The whole pavilion took on a streamline pattern. The sunlight poured in the pavilion through these rattans. 8524 rattan boards of different colors and textures formed a series of old Chinese characters. The outer walls presented a Chinese poem, which gave Chinese audience a deep impression.
