Uzbekistan Pavilion receives 17 international awards at Expo 2025 Osaka
The Uzbekistan Pavilion, “Garden of Knowledge: A Laboratory for a Future Society”, at Expo 2025 Osaka has received 17 international professional awards, making it one of the most decorated national pavilions at the exhibition.
The project, implemented by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation in collaboration with the international architecture firm ATELIER BRÜCKNER, has received leading global awards in architecture, design, sustainable development, and exhibition technologies.
Three new awards received in June 2026 further confirmed the project’s international success.
On June 8, the Uzbekistan Pavilion was announced as the winner of the Architizer A+ Awards in the Cultural & Expo Centers category. The Architizer A+ Awards are one of the most prestigious international architecture awards. A professional jury selects only one winner per category, making the award particularly significant.
On June 11, at the ADC Awards ceremony in Hamburg, the pavilion received two additional gold awards in the Exhibition – Museum & Pavilion Design and Architecture and Public & Urban Design – Architectural Installations categories.
During the exhibition, more than one million people visited the pavilion, and its architectural concept, exhibition design, and sustainable construction approach received broad recognition from the international professional community.
The pavilion’s architecture is grounded in the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy. The central element of the structure is a wooden construction. The project combines modern architectural solutions with the traditions of Uzbekistan’s craftsmanship and demonstrates an approach to architecture as a tool for cultural dialogue and sustainable development.
After Expo 2025 Osaka, the pavilion will be relocated to Nukus, where it will become part of a new creative park and public space focused on the development of culture, education, and the creative industries.
During its operation, the project received the following international awards:
1. German Design Award 2025 – Gold, Excellence in Architecture: Fairs and Exhibitions
2. IDA Design Awards 2024 – Honorable Mention, Other Architectural Concepts: Conceptual Architectural Designs
3. Fassa Bortolo Sustainable Architecture Prize – Honourable Mention, Sustainability
4. Red Dot Award 2025 – Best of the Best, Fair Stands
5. BIE Awards 2025 (Bureau International des Expositions) – Gold, Theme Development (Self-built Pavilions Type A, smaller than 1,500 sqm)
6. Exhibitor Magazine’s Expo Awards 2025 – Editors’ Choice Award
7. Exhibitor Magazine’s Expo Awards 2025 – Winner, Best Activity / Interactive
8. Exhibitor Magazine’s Expo Awards 2025 – Honourable Mention, Best Interpretation of Expo Theme
9. DDC Award 2025 – Auszeichnung, Architektur / Raum
10. FRAME Awards 2025 – Honourable Mention, Cultural Space
11. CommAwards 2025 – Gold, Space Exhibition
12. iF Design Award 2026 – Winner, Architecture / Hospitality Architecture
13. ADF (Aoyama Design Forum) Award 2026 – Excellence Prize, Hospitality
14. blooloop Innovation Awards 2026 – 2nd Place, Exhibit – Culture
15. Architizer A+ Awards 2026 – Jury Winner, Cultural & Expo Centers
16. ADC Awards 2026 – Gold, Architecture, Public & Urban Design: Architectural Installations
17. ADC Awards 2026 – Gold, Exhibition: Museum & Pavilion Design
Additionally, the pavilion will be featured in the annual international publication Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture, showcasing some of the world’s top architectural projects.
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