The main element of the exhibition is a monumental installation occupying the right side of the pavilion. The installation in its construction resembles a stylized cross – section of Earth, with visible natural deposits at the bottom (the coal mine) and a forest at the top of it. While following a sightseeing path a visitor will be encountered with modern, ecologically neutral technologies, based on natural resources – modern image of coal the most precious natural resource – forest. The plan of the exhibition shows the path for visitors. The two-level exhibition consists of 5 parts: ENTRANCE, TECHNOLOGIES, FOREST, REGIONS, REST AREA. The path starts at the first entrance of the pavilion, next goes through TECHNOLOGIES, turns and goes up to the FOREST level. From the FOREST, there are stairs to the next part of the exhibition – REGIONS. Then, a sightseeing path leads to the playground (REST) area dedicated especially for families with children. TECHNOLOGIES area shows the good practices in clean coal technologies. The theme of the revitalization is also presented. Next to the multimedia screens with this information the visitors can find a huge, over 10 meters long artistic 3d projection from carbon forest to contemporary forest. Inside the tree blue coal and graphene are presented. FOREST is the area dedicated to polish forests and knowledge considering afforestation and the Forest Carbon Farm project. The next part of the exhibition REGIONS presents the achievements of Poland’s regions, issues related to renewable energy sources, as well as the beauty and culture of Poland, using multimedia – applications, presentations, videos etc. In the REST area, the visitors can relax and also sing the “Сулу кыз” song, which is a folk song common for Polish and Kazakh culture.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Italian Pavilion at Expo Astana 2017 has been conceived as a space giving the visitor an involving experience combining the values and notions of History, Ingenuity, Creativity and Natural Resources, as part of a long standing tradition of Italian primacy. The pavilion is also the physical container of an imaginary journey evoking and combining settings and major suggestions of the Italian "landscape": nature and society. Guests will be led to a perception experience in an alternating sequence of "virtual images" and "real objects". These physical and imaginary suggestions symbolically narrate the "Italian genius" applied to the themes of energy, preservation of natural resources and creative engineering. The Italian landscape, with large plains, high mountains, surrounded by the sea, offers a vast patrimony of energy sources: from wind power to hydro energy, from solar energy to fossil resources. All resources have always been exploited with ingenuity and respect for the environment, according to the cultural tradition of the country and its history. The pavilion is structured along a clear and at the same time complex exhibition path, with spatial references to the renaissance and baroque character of the Italian squares. Along the path, the visitor experiences a dynamic show of ever-changing messages, views and narrations through complex system of multimedia projection: a sort of “enhanced reality” in which objective and subliminal messages alternate with references to past and future, landscape, environment and engineering. The exhibition is organized on different levels. The winding visiting path begins with a slightly sloping ramp leading to an intermediate level from which it continues on a second ramp descending and, passing under the mezzanine floor. This articulated path opens to three main “squares”. Each square narrates a different aspect of the Italian history that is filled with creativity and research in the energy sector: from Volta to Pacinotti, from Fermi to Leonardo, from the researches in the hydroelectric energy field to the wealth of our natural resources. At the end of their visit, the guests reach “Piazza Leonardo”, dedicated to Italian creativity, in which encounters a crowd of multimedia totems. These interact directly with the visitors in order to transmit the sense of ingenuity in Italian culture. This oval square is an evoking dynamic space due to the multitude of video projections on the perimeter walls and ceiling. In “Piazza Leonardo” there is a small bar: the excellent expression of our urban culture.

Comprised of a 14-meter lattice structure, Wolfgang Buttress‘ “pulsating” beehive is the UK's contribution. Made from 169,300 pieces of aluminium and steel, the domed structure sits at the end of a meandering wildflower meadow that leads visitors to the “hive.” Once inside, a sensory composition of audio and visual effects will mimic the activity of an existing beehive in Nottingham.

A team led by Russian architect Sergei Tchoban has developed a pavilion intended to celebrate Russian engineering – by adding an expansive floating entrance canopy with a curving mirrored underside and a roof garden above.

The Dutch pavilion, called happy street, is built in the form of an 8 (a Chinese magic number) and represents a number of typical Dutch houses (28).