Famed pavilion by Pritzker Prize winner demolished in Shanghai   

上海世博会唯一乡村馆遭拆 业内人士表示惋惜

滕头馆位于浦西城市实践区，毗邻沙特麦加馆，面积1500平米，高13米、长53米、宽20米，两层独立建筑。是2010年上海世博会唯一入选的乡村馆，被称为世界乡村第一馆。据悉，该馆由普里兹克奖得主王澍主持设计。[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.