The Spanish pavilion in Astana 2017 will include immersive and sensory audiovisuals

Framed in the Expo theme 'Energy for the future', it will present an explanatory digital mural inside and its central space will be conceived as a large square that will house three houses., each of them with an audiovisual installation related to sustainable energy solutions.

The Spanish pavilion at the Astana international exhibition 2017 (Kazakhstan), whose design and execution has been carried out by Acciona Producciones y Diseño (APD) next to Frade Arquitectos, will have a surface of 868 square meters and will have different types of audiovisual resources focused on sustainability and renewable energies.

Framed in the Expo theme 'Energy for the future', will show the past, present and future of the exploitation of natural resources in Spain, as well as the need to treat the planet and its energy sources in a responsible and sustainable manner..

The pavilion is a showcase from which to show Spain's role in the development of renewables over recent decades and its pioneering role in research., development and implementation of the most relevant clean energy capture systems: wind, photovoltaic and solar thermal. The first solar power plants, based on both concentration towers and parabolic cylindrical systems, They have their origin in the Almería solar platform, and crystallize in the first commercial plants in the world based on this technology, installed in Andalusia.

Coordinated by Spanish Cultural Action (Ac/e), public body responsible for managing the presence of Spain in universal and international exhibitions, this pavilion will feature a creative design, conceptual, evocative and metaphorical in its form, and informative and informative in its substance. Its exhibition content will include immersive audiovisuals, sensory and synchronized.

inside, an explanatory mural and an audiovisual will welcome visitors, offering a brief presentation of the country and the renewable energy projects developed around the world. The central space will be conceived as a large plaza that will house three houses, each of them with an audiovisual installation related to sustainable energy solutions.

The pavilion, which is expected to attract more than 3 millions of visitors, was presented on 25 April by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alfonso Dastis, and Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, Alvaro Nadal, together with Fernando Benzo, Commissioner of the Spanish Pavilion and President of Acción Cultural Española (Ac/e).

Astana, expo city

The International Exhibition Office (BIE) designated the 22 November 2012 a Astana (Kazakhstan) as the city in charge of organizing the International Exhibition held from 10 from June to 10 September 2017. will bring together 130 official participants (112 states and 18 International organizations) with the aim of enacting a transformation of the current energy model for a more sustainable one, efficient and diversified as well as attract foreign investments and cutting-edge technology and thus contribute to achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Development Agenda (UN SDGs).

The area dedicated to the Expo has 250.000 square meters within a larger area of 1.490.000 square meters where the necessary buildings and support infrastructure are located. The Expo venue will have 14 international pavilions, 2 company pavilions, 2 themed pavilions, the pavilion called best practices area, 3 commercial pavilions, the Kazakhstan pavilion, an auditorium, an art center and energy pavilion.