Over the past six months, the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, has welcomed over 3 million visitors, sharing the warmth and vibrancy of Australian culture with the world.

True to its design by Buchan, the Pavilion has burst with colour and life, hosting 850 cultural performances, 165+ events and more than 5,000 VIPs, including dignitaries and leaders from Japanese and Australian businesses.

World Expo 2025 has been a remarkable design journey, ‘Chasing the Sun’ across land, sky and sea Country, guided by storytelling and practices that carry deep cultural knowledge across generations.

Our goal with the Australia Pavilion was to make an indelible impact, without leaving a trace. Guided by sustainable design principles, the main Pavilion structure, built with the ES Global Supertruss System, will be disassembled and reused in future construction projects.

Extending this commitment to circularity, collaborations between the Australia Pavilion and Koskela and Cult Design among others, helped minimise waste and avoid single-use procurement. Through these partnerships, loaned furniture and lighting will find new life beyond the Expo.

A huge thank you to our incredible design team and dedicated consultants, especially Nikken Sekkei Ltd, who brought this vision to life in Osaka.

To our client, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – thank you for entrusting Buchan with creating a canvas for sharing Australian stories, culture and creativity with the world.

📷 Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade