Shanghai expo to get floating pavilion

SHANGHAI: Shanghai's World Expo 2010 will feature a floating pavilion housing exhibits from the Netherlands.

Bart van Bueren, chief architect of DeltaSync, told China Daily the pavilion will be built on a platform anchored to the bed of the Huangpu River.

It will be placed close to Asia's tallest TV tower, Oriental Pearl, and connected to land by a causeway. The pavilion could also be dismantled and placed on land. Its design will feature four ball-shaped structures surrounding a large central sphere. They will house an auditorium, cinema, shops, bars and a restaurant.