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Closing of Expo Osaka: How to Assess Design Heritage After 28 Million Visitors
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Closing of Expo Osaka: How to Assess Design Heritage After 28 Million Visitors

Expo 2025 Osaka closes on October 13.More than 28 million visitors and 165 official participants during the official announcement period, operations, buildings and digital services formed a large-scale public experiment.

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AbstractAbstract

Expo 2025 Osaka closes on October 13.More than 28 million visitors and 165 official participants during the official announcement period, operations, buildings and digital services formed a large-scale public experiment.

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2025 Timeline and Evidence

The World Expo runs for 184 days and ends on October 13.

Official closing information recorded more than 28 million visitors and 165 official participants.

Temporary pavilions, infrastructure, data and international cooperation face different follow-up destinations.

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s of Case Analysis

Heritage assessment cannot be viewed only by visitors.There is also a need to measure material reuse, knowledge transfer, local traffic and space, public accessibility, and whether the promised technology is moving into real life.

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Design Response Design Response

01 Public component disassembly and reuse results.

Transform visitor and operational data into public service improvements.

Track the collaboration and city impact for two to three years after the exhibition.

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AURELIS observation

The true future of the Expo is not a display before the closing, but can still be verified after the closing of the change.

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Source of sources

01 https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20251013-01/

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SourcesSOURCES & FURTHER READING
  1. expo2025.or.jp