The United Arab Emirate’s futuristic World Exposition, Dubai Expo 2020, opened in October following eight years of planning and a yearlong delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sixth month exhibition, and Middle East’s first World Fair, features pavilions of over 190 countries, designed by world-renowned architects. Dubai’s arid 1,080-acre site in its South District includes architectural feats like Asif Khan’s carbon-fiber entryways and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architect’s 425-foot-diameter trellised steel dome that doubles as the world’s largest 360° projection screen in the heart of Al Wasl Plaza. Titled “Connecting Minds Creating the Future,” the Dubai Expo expects 25 million visitors and incorporates districts of three themes: sustainability, opportunity, mobility.