Theme of the Exhibition Hall—Harnessing Five Waters，Charming Hangzhou
The Hangzhou City practice exhibition hall, named “Harnessing Five Waters, Charming Hangzhou”, presents the policies and strategies in city management of Hangzhou. Under the guidance of the scientific concept of development, these policies and strategies focus on people, “harness five waters” (the River, Canal, Lake, Sea, and Stream), pursue quality of life, and try to preserve green hills, clear waters, and the harmony of humankind in the city. These policies and strategies have been formulated through urban development and construction practices of Hangzhou. The exhibition hall describes Hangzhou citizens’ quality of life (concern with water issues, keep written records of water scenery, and have a taste of green tea), from which it tells their philosophy of water control, city management, and city development.
Core of the Exhibition—Waters and Quality of Life in Hangzhou
The core design of the exhibition hall is water and life in the city of Hangzhou. Its unique humanism—readings, discussions, listening, and tastes—tells Hangzhou citizens’ stories of living by five waters (the River, Canal, Lake, Sea, and Stream), and reveals city governors and people’s wisdom in harnessing five waters and creating quality of life. Taking the opportunity of World Expo 2010 Shanghai, the exhibition demonstrates its value in introducing the World Expo philosophy, motivating citizens, getting to know five waters, concerning for Hangzhou, concerning for its environment, advertising Hangzhou, and participating in World Expo projects.
Strategies of the Exhibition—In the Way of LOFT as being in Progress
The exhibition hall uses energy conservation techniques as the strategy of exhibits arrangement and the LOFT style as its space construction. It combines contemporary means of artistic expression and traditional moulding, as well as advanced video techniques. This kind of design expresses a sense of unaccomplishment, and hints that Hangzhou is developing. “A Screen”, “A Wall”, “A Family”, and “A Water-Penetrable-Brick Wall” present a nonlinear situation that tells Hangzhou’s development history.
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