27/04/2026
Day 27:
The landscape of the Singapore Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka is envisioned as an expression of Singapore’s City in Nature, where architecture, landscape, and experience are seamlessly integrated to immerse guests in a vibrant tropical ecosystem. Embracing the idea of Rewilding, the design reintroduces biodiversity and ecological richness, presenting a future city where people and nature thrive together.
Cultural Motifs and Community Expression
The Pavilion draws inspiration from Japanese cultural patterns, particularly the Seigaiha wave motif, symbolising continuity, harmony, and resilience. This influence is reflected in the Pavilion’s Dream Discs, which wrap the architecture in a rhythmic composition. The same circular language extends into the landscape through planting pots and spatial elements, creating a cohesive dialogue between architecture, culture, and nature.
Plant Diplomacy and the Dream Forest
At its heart, the Pavilion expresses plant diplomacy through the Dream Forest, an indoor garden that brings together plants from Singapore and Japan. Following the immersive digital experience, visitors emerge into this lush sanctuary, where they can experience Magic Hour, a daily light and sound programme. Featured within is the newly unveiled orchid, Dendrobium Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Japan, launched in celebration of Singapore’s SG60 and the 59th anniversary of Singapore–Japan diplomatic relations.
Together, the landscape becomes a living expression of shared values that creates a meaningful and immersive experience of Singapore on the global stage.
Landscape Architect: DP Green
Architect: DP Architects
C&S: DP Engineers
M&E: DP Engineers
Lighting Design: DP Lighting
with DP Facade, DP Design, DP Sustainable Design
in collaboration with Singapore Tourism Board, Kingsmen Exhibits, KR+D, along with multimedia partners, Finding Pictures, Mills & Partner GmbH and creative consultant Presplay
Image Credits: The Singapore Pavilion, Expo Osaka 2025 (Courtesy of Finbarr Fallon and DP Green)
