Over its 170-year history, World Expos have become synonymous with <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Finteractive%2F2025%2F04%2Fworld%2Fworld-expo-history-40-objects-intl-spc%2Fessays%2Farchitecture%2F">architectural innovation</a>. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Finteractive%2F2025%2F04%2Fworld%2Fworld-expo-history-40-objects-intl-spc%2Fexpo2025%2F">This year’s event in Osaka</a> is no different, featuring a plethora of groundbreaking pavilions — including one wrapped in a traditional woven brocade (pictured), which set not one, but two Guinness World Records. <strong>Read on to see more awe-inspiring architecture on display at Expo 2025.</strong>
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Architect Sou Fujimoto: Expo 2025 is ‘a precious opportunity to come together’
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