Israel pavilion “The Fields of Tomorrow” by Knafo Klimor Architects

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Israel is an agricultural laboratory and a worldwide case study that exports knowledge, experience, and technology to the entire world.  The cultivation of rocky land, the growth of vegetables in the desert, the invention of new methods of irrigation , the upgrading of seed quality are part of the inception of modern agriculture marked by creativity, dare and achievements.

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• Architects: Knafo Klimor Architects
• Project: Israel pavilion “The Fields of Tomorrow”
• Location: Israel
• Client: Israel ministry of foreign affairs, in cooperation with the ministry of finance,  ministry of tourism, ministry of economy, ministry of agriculture & rural development and Keren Kayemet Leisrael
• Project management: Dror Leiba
• Structural engineer: Rokach Ashkenazi Engineering Consultant
• Total lot area: 2370 m²
• Total pavilion area: 995 m²

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• Vertical field size: 68 m long X 12.4 m high
• Expected daily number of visitors: 12,600
• Expected total number of visitors: 2,000,000
• Energy & systems: Avner Vishkin engineers
• Electricity: Rafi Cohen Engineers
• Sanitation: Sanit Engineering
• Plantation & Vertical fields concept: Green Wall Israel
• Interior design: Netto Design House
• Lighting Design: Eran Klein & Eli Kochavi
• Art direction: Avi Helitovsky
• Content managment: Alon Weisbert
• Local architect & coordination: PRR Architetti
• Local Structural engineer: Engineering project
• Local systems & fire fighting engineer: Rampoldi Progetti
• Local safety engineer: Studio La Viola

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The 2015 Milan Expo­ theme – “Feeding the planet – Energy for life”  provides a unique opportunity to present those. The pavilion presents valuable knowledge base and technology that is being used today, worldwide, in order to challenges hunger and poverty,  to spread prosperity and stability in developing countries.

The Israeli pavilion, under the title” The Fields of Tomorrow“, creates an immediate and powerful visual experience of agricultural and engineering performance.

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The vertical field provides a fresh and unique perspective on how food is produced and supplied in the world. The field is comprised of modular tiles utilized for cultivating agricultural products on a steel frame elevated above ground. The tiles contains a computer-controlled drip watering system for optimal crop cultivation and growth. The field will consist of cereal varieties and other basic foodstuffs that will offer a wide variety of products that will produce a mosaic of textures, smells, and colors.

The building relates to its special location at the center of the park, directly opposite to the Italian pavilion, adjacent to the Cardo and Decumanus,  and offers a walk along its façade as part of the visitor experience in the Israeli pavilion.

The Pavil­ion exhibition will present vir­tual tour of Israel, presenting the suc­cess, inno­va­tion and tech­nol­ogy that the Israeli scientists and farmers acquired in the agri­cul­tural sec­tor.

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Tags: Israel

Categories: Exhibition gallery, Laboratory, Pavilion

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