UNStudio participated in a competition for a master plan of an international world fair taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2017. The expo addresses issues of sustainability, economy, and time as motivators for reshaping Astana as a global city founded on alternative energies and progressive thinking.

The expo provides a platform for global collaboration built around an infrastructure of individual nations. The design carefully considers both internal and external relationships of the site as an understanding of the expo's temporary use and how such large-scale planning can integrate in the city fabric post-expo.