DESIGN PROCESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA PAVILION AT THE JAPAN WORLD EXPOSITION: OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION AND ITS REDESIGN

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to examine the design process of the Republic of China Pavilion for the 1970 Japan World Exposition in Osaka, using materials dispersed in Japan and Taiwan. The research revealed that the first prize proposal for the pavilion was selected through an open design competition, but that the jury, Ieoh Ming Pei, rejected it, and the pavilion was redesigned under Pei's coordination. It was also revealed that throughout the design process, the design of the ROC Pavilion, despite its apparent modernism style, consistently attempted to express the Chinese spirit and traditions.