Best-case scenario
A year's construction finished yesterday on the Urban Best Practices Area in Puxi side of the Expo site, turning the city's former factory complex into a stage for cities around world to show their best solutions to urban problems.
The outfitting will be finished by the end of March.
All the pavilions at the area will open in mid-April for five test runs, said Sun Liansheng, director of the UBPA Department of the Expo Bureau.
Eighty best-practice cases will be presented in the area, including 14 copying buildings in their cities that have proven to be either environmentally friendly or good examples of how to protect older structures.
The new buildings will remain after the 184-day event concludes, with the area converted to an office, bar and entertainment district.
From: Shanghai Daily
The Urban Best Practices Area at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Puxi site is illuminated yesterday
The Urban Best Practices Area at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Puxi site is illuminated yesterday
