The guide to Expo 2015 for design lovers. If we say SoHo, everyone thinks of a specific area of Manhattan (or London, if you are British). However, in New York City, SoHo stands for South of Houston Street. Here we are at Expo 2015; we are not as clever as in New York, so we have no SoDe (South of Decumanus). That said, if we organized names like in New York (NoLIta, North of Little Italy; NoMad, North of Madison Square Park, etc.), we would get SoDe. The south side of the matter. Piero Ciampi would have said: “[the roaring south](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F08NeU_97qY)”. This area was curated by the Social Media Team Expo 2015. All photos by Beatrice Bianchetti and Anna Chiara Maggiolini.
The only pre-existing building on the exhibition site.
Water is purified by 11 artificial ponds (Stagnum) lying along the site's perimeter. The process uses the self-cleansing principle typical of aquatic environments. These are constructed wetlands where pollutants are removed naturally. These ponds are real “water gardens” that create different micro-climatic areas. On summer evenings, a series of underwater LEDs that flash on and off, light up the vegetation like fireflies of when we were kids. In other words, you start from a functional, innovative and ecological project to generate one of the most pleasant and relaxing spots in Expo 2015. Often you need to choose between smart and beautiful. This time we have a smart solution that is also very beautiful. Thanks to Studio Vis environmental studio.
