Famed pavilion by Pritzker Prize winner demolished in Shanghai   

上海世博會唯一鄉村館遭拆 業內人士表示惋惜

滕頭館位于浦西城市實踐區，毗鄰沙特麥加館，面積1500平米，高13米、長53米、寬20米，兩層獨立建筑。是2010年上海世博會唯一入選的鄉村館，被稱為世界鄉村第一館。據悉，該館由普里茲克獎得主王澍主持設計。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - Demolition took place Tuesday on Tengtou Pavilion, designed by an award-wining architect and the only village pavilion selected by the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

Tengtou Pavilion was a two-floor standalone unit situated in the Urban Best Practices Area within the Puxi Site, covering a total area of 1,500 square meters. The structure is 13 meters tall, 53 meters long, and 20 meters wide.

The pavilion was a representative work of Wang Shu, the first Chinese winner of the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious global award for architecture.

The pavilion features Ningbo regional cultural characteristics using local bricks and tiles.

One netizen said: "If it is demolished in this way, the pavilion will be in ruins and the materials cannot be recycled."

"Every brick and tile is a witness to history and should be reused rather than destroyed in the demolition," said another.

Experts are also appealing to local government to honor the master work, even if it is just a temporary pavilion.