LAFARGE
Flash animation : Lafarge et Shanghai World Expo 2010

Shanghai World Expo 2010

• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  Construction of the Pavillon de la France began in November 2008. Conceived and designed by architect Jacques Ferrier, it will be a symbol of innovative French engineering at the exhibition, which will be held from May to October 2010.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  In response to the exhibition’s theme, "Better city, better life", the pavilion is based around the concept of the “sensual city”. Six senses are focused on: taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing and balance/movement.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  Lafarge is already collaborating with Jacques Ferrier for the Hypergreen eco-tower project and has teamed up with the architect again to produce the Pavillon de la France.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  Made from Ductal® and PLAtec®, the area inside the pavilion dedicated to Lafarge is dedicated to touch.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  As well as supplying the materials for its own area, the Group is the leading supplier of gypsum for Shanghai 2010 – 60% of the exhibition’s pavilions are being made with PLAtec® plasterboard.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  The pavilion, a symbol of the French art of living, illustrates the confidence and composure of the early 21st century, when change and invention are accompanied by freedom, cultural identity, humanism and well-being.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  Outside the pavilion, French engineering expertise is illustrated by a web, a symbol of power and refinement, encircling it and appearing to float above a lake.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  The landscape, a key element of the urban question, is an integral part of the Pavillon de la France, which is enhanced by vertical gardens.
• Lafarge – partner of the France Pavilion
  The Pavillon de la France illustrates a world in which nature and construction go hand in hand and represent the major challenge of the new form of urban planning.