Kengo Kuma designs the Qatar Pavilion for Expo 2025

Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed the Qatar Pavilion for Expo Osaka 2025, in collaboration with Qatar Museums. With an area of 1,200 square meters, the pavilion will be a central feature of the exhibition and will celebrate the maritime connections that have fostered ties between Qatar and Japan. It is inspired on one hand by the construction of traditional Qatari dhow boats and on the other by the Japanese cultural heritage of wood joinery.

A complex wooden structure will be wrapped in a veil of white fabric, reminiscent of the sails of the boats once used for trade across the Indian Ocean. Inside, the exhibition will describe Qatar's rapid development towards the goals outlined in the Qatar National Vision 2030, presenting various investment opportunities and the country’s potential as a major future tourist destination.