Connecting Hope & Glory: NÜSSLI has received numerous international awards for its Expo pavilions
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With the return of the Kuwait site, NÜSSLI has successfully concluded the final chapter of Expo 2025 Osaka. The other pavilion sites had already been dismantled on schedule and restored to their original condition.
Inside the Swiss pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Japan.
With the completion of Expo 2025 Osaka, NÜSSLI has set another milestone in its history: The major project was completed fully and successfully – and the realized pavilions were simultaneously awarded numerous international awards.
The numerous awards are not only recognition for NÜSSLI, but also an incentive. CEO Andy Böckli (pictured above) emphasizes: "We are delighted with every award and see it as motivation to continuously develop our projects and set new standards in the field of temporary architecture."
For NÜSSLI, a specialist in temporary construction, this brings the project full circle: from the realization of the first pavilions to the clean return of the last plot of land. An impressive testament to the company's strength in implementing complex international projects – from start to finish.
The Uzbekistan pavilion "Garden of Knowledge" was designed from the outset for reuse. Its modular wooden structure has already been dismantled and reassembled in Nukus (Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan) as part of a new children's library and cultural campus. The project exemplifies sustainable architecture, circular construction, and the long-term use of temporary structures.
Widely recognized through international design and industry awards
The Swiss pavilion «La Suisse Enchantée», for which NÜSSLI was responsible as general contractor for project management and construction, impressed the international juries several times.
The Austrian Pavilion “Sounds of Austria” and also received awards.
the Kuwait pavilion “The Visionary Lighthouse”
as well as the Uzbekistan Pavilion “Garden of Knowledge”.
The awards were presented at prestigious competitions such as the iF Design Awards, the German Design Awards, and the World Expo Awards, as well as other international architecture and event awards (see expo-award flyer below). They recognize design quality, technical precision, sustainability, and the ability to make complex concepts spatially tangible.
Expertise in temporary architecture and implementation
The Expo projects in Osaka demonstrate how NÜSSLI efficiently and with high quality implements ambitious architectural visions together with international partners – in close collaboration with architectural firms, creative agencies and clients, with responsibility over the entire project cycle.
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The NÜSSLI projects in Osaka
Austria Pavilion
The architectural design of the Austrian Pavilion and the overall theme were created by BWM Designers & Architects. Facts and fiction, in collaboration with BWM, were responsible for the concept and design of the exhibition. NÜSSLI acted as the general contractor.
Swiss Pavilion
NÜSSLI acted as general contractor, responsible for project management and construction. The architecture and spatial concept were designed by Manuel Herz Architekten. BELLPRAT PARTNER developed the content concept, exhibition design, and media design.
Kuwait Pavilion
The NÜSSLI Group was the general contractor responsible for the construction of the Kuwait Pavilion. LAVA designed the architecture, while insglück was responsible for the content concept and the design of the exhibition.
Uzbekistan Pavilion
ATELIER BRÜCKNER developed the concept for the Uzbek pavilion and was responsible for its sustainable architecture and exhibition design. NÜSSLI constructed the two-story pavilion.
Brazilian Pavilion
The project was realized in collaboration with NOE Group as the main contractor and LC & Partner as supervisor. The interior design was based on a concept by Brazilian director Bia Lessa.
The NÜSSLI Group
As a leading global event and construction service provider, NÜSSLI helps ensure that emotions can be experienced firsthand at sporting, cultural, and business events. NÜSSLI is an international leader in project management and the construction of complex infrastructures for events and facilities that need to be completed under tight deadlines. Founder Heini Nüssli revolutionized event construction with the invention of a wedge coupling.
Like the wedge coupling of yesteryear, NÜSSLI has since been creating the connections that make unforgettable events possible. In and through its projects, NÜSSLI connects service providers and building owners, event organizers and audiences, countries and cultures, expectations and emotions.