Expo 2020 Dubai’s Entry Portals by Asif Khan for The World’s Greatest Show Revealed
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DUBAI, 10 February 2020 – The three spectacular Expo Entry Portals that can welcome hundreds of thousands of holiday makers from world wide to Expo 2020 Dubai have been revealed with simply over 250 days to go till the opening.
Conceived by Expo 2020 in collaboration with prime British architect Asif Khan and his studio, the portals are a futuristic adaptation of the standard mashrabiya, an intricate design used throughout the area to control mild and airflow.
Ahmed Al Khatib, Chief Development and Delivery Officer, Expo 2020 Dubai, stated: “We cannot wait to open our doors to the world on 20 October 2020, and the Expo Entry Portals will provide a wonderful way to welcome millions of people from across the globe to The World’s Greatest Show, giving a first taste of the amazing architecture and groundbreaking innovation they will experience all around the site.”
The intricate constructions have taken three years to develop and are the primary factor to be totally revealed from Khan’s design of Expo 2020’s Public Realm, which includes greater than six kilometres of walkable areas throughout the location.
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