"We Are Energy." Asif Khan and Brian Eno collaborate on UK Pavilion for Kazakhstan expo
06/04/2017.
[Astana] Kazakhstan
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
Description of project is by Asif Khan
The UK pavilion’s theme is ‘We Are Energy’. The universe was formed 13.8 billion years ago. At that moment all energy and matter was in the same place at the same time. The idea that everything, including life on earth, is comprised of this archaic energy is fascinating to me. I wanted to find a way to express this relationship to our visitors and explore how energy is being continually harnessed and balanced around us.
The musician Brian Eno will compose a continuous sound work for the pavilion to narrate the timeline of energy, and Professor of Astrophysics, Catherine Heymans, from the University of Edinburgh, has developed the scientific context.
The pavilion will occupy a 2200m² space which will be pre-built to shell and core by the Expo organisers.
Astana is one of the smaller, specialised expositions which traditionally take place two years after the larger universal expositions such as those at Milan and Shanghai, and will run from 10 June to 10 September.
Asif Khan (born 1979, London) founded his architecture practice in 2007. The studio works internationally on projects ranging from cultural buildings to houses, temporary pavilions, exhibitions and installations. Notable projects include the ‘MegaFaces’ pavilion at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Coca-Cola Beatbox Pavilion at London 2012 Olympics and most recently he was a finalist in the competition for the Helsinki Guggenheim Museum and the British Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Red Dot award for Design, Cannes Lion Grand Prix for Innovation, a D&AD award, Special citation in Young Architect Programme 2011 MAXXI + MoMA/PS1, Design Miami Designer of the Future in 2011 and Design Museum Designer in Residence 2010. Khan lectures globally on his work, sits on the board of Trustees of the Design Museum and teaches MA Architecture at the Royal College of Art.