Souvenir shop at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE entrepreneur Dima Al Srouri has taken over a mushroom nursery from the Netherlands pavilion and will continue the production of mushrooms and mycelium products in Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
The biotope at the Netherlands pavilion was a big attraction that showed how in a miniature world climate was controlled naturally and could nurture plants in the desert heat. Pawan Singh / The National
Dima Al Srouri, a UAE urban planner, stands in front of tiles made from mushroom mycelium at the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Basil, mint and tomato are some of more than 3,000 plants growing on a massive cone inside the Netherlands pavilion. The plants will be returned to the local supplier and turned into compost. Pawan Singh / The National
The 2,000 tonnes of steel sheets used to construct the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be handed over for reuse in construction projects in the city. Pawan Singh / The National
The entrance of the Netherlands Expo 2020 Pavilion that used no concrete and instead made use of steel pipes and sheets to depict a circular economy. Pawan Singh / The National
Inside view of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site where architects built a biotope in which edible plants thrived - the material will be reused and recycled by companies across the city. Pawan Singh / The National
Carel Richter, consul general and commissioner general of the Netherlands pavilion (left), and Niels Bouwman, pavilion director hold innovation awards at the Expo pavilion in front of a cone covered with thousands of edible plants and herbs. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Hundreds of litres of water was harvested daily from moisture in the air and drew crowds to watch it 'rain in the desert.' This system will shipped back to the Netherlands for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National
Michiel Raaphorst, co-founder of V8 Architects and Carel Richter, commissioner general, Netherlands Pavilion talk to the media at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The pavilion was built using local resources sourced in the UAE. Pawan Singh / The National
Steel pipes and tubes have been rented from Dubai’s construction industry and will be returned for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National
Oyster mushrooms are organically grown within the nursery inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Oyster mushrooms thrive in humid, cool and dark conditions inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Media personnel at a preview of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Souvenir shop at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE entrepreneur Dima Al Srouri has taken over a mushroom nursery from the Netherlands pavilion and will continue the production of mushrooms and mycelium products in Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
The biotope at the Netherlands pavilion was a big attraction that showed how in a miniature world climate was controlled naturally and could nurture plants in the desert heat. Pawan Singh / The National
Dima Al Srouri, a UAE urban planner, stands in front of tiles made from mushroom mycelium at the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Basil, mint and tomato are some of more than 3,000 plants growing on a massive cone inside the Netherlands pavilion. The plants will be returned to the local supplier and turned into compost. Pawan Singh / The National
The 2,000 tonnes of steel sheets used to construct the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be handed over for reuse in construction projects in the city. Pawan Singh / The National
The entrance of the Netherlands Expo 2020 Pavilion that used no concrete and instead made use of steel pipes and sheets to depict a circular economy. Pawan Singh / The National
Inside view of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site where architects built a biotope in which edible plants thrived - the material will be reused and recycled by companies across the city. Pawan Singh / The National
Carel Richter, consul general and commissioner general of the Netherlands pavilion (left), and Niels Bouwman, pavilion director hold innovation awards at the Expo pavilion in front of a cone covered with thousands of edible plants and herbs. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Hundreds of litres of water was harvested daily from moisture in the air and drew crowds to watch it 'rain in the desert.' This system will shipped back to the Netherlands for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National
Michiel Raaphorst, co-founder of V8 Architects and Carel Richter, commissioner general, Netherlands Pavilion talk to the media at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The pavilion was built using local resources sourced in the UAE. Pawan Singh / The National
Steel pipes and tubes have been rented from Dubai’s construction industry and will be returned for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National
Oyster mushrooms are organically grown within the nursery inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Oyster mushrooms thrive in humid, cool and dark conditions inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Media personnel at a preview of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Souvenir shop at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Pawan Singh / The National