The Structure of the Chinese Pavilion at Shianghai Expo 2010 shows a very large resemblance of a Chinese crown hence the given name 'The Oriental Crown' but actually it was inspired by by the Chinese roof bracket known as the dougong as well as the Chinese ding vessel.
It was still inspired by Dougong which is 200 years ago even though the exterior design is pretty comtemporary Chinese design rather than an Ancient Chinese design.
Dougong symbolised the unique charm of Chinese architecture and the unity and strength.
It was painted red like the forbidden city and red was a lucky number for the Chinese even used as the colour of the bride and groom's grown on their wedding days and was also the colour of the chinese envelop given on Chinese new year.
It was constructed with a large numbers of modular joint which is a popular joint construction uses by the Chinese with Chinese temples.
They also focused a lot on sustainable design where the exterior offers thermal insulation and natural ventilations. Moreover, the larger top makes it beneficial for self shading and they also have a garden on the rooftop
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