For nearly 30 years, EXHIBITOR has brought you the world's most prestigious exhibit-design competition, honoring the best trade show exhibits from all over the globe. Expanding on the success of its Exhibit Design Awards, EXHIBITOR hosted an Expo Awards competition in 2010 and 2012 to honor the most impressive pavilions and remarkable experiential design from the world expos in Shanghai and Yeosu, South Korea. Earlier this year, as the world turned its attention to Expo 2015 in Milan, EXHIBITOR again launched a competition to honor the most impressive pavilions there, all brimming with inspiration for exhibit and event professionals.

Reflecting Expo 2015's theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life," many of the pavilions addressed global hunger and food shortage, while others explored agronomics, biodiversity, and the unique attributes of their own countries' food cultures. A star-studded panel of multidisciplinary design, marketing, and communications experts judged nine categories, the Editor's Choice Award was determined by EXHIBITOR magazine's editorial staff, and the People's Choice Award winner was selected by popular vote on www.ExhibitorOnline.com, where more than 100,000 readers and Expo enthusiasts cast their votes.

So join us in congratulating EXHIBITOR Magazine's Expo 2015 Award winners. After all, according to our judges, our readers, and our internal team of writers and editors, they are among the best the world (well, the world expo, at least) has to offer.

Expo 2015 Awards Judges
Errol Ahearn, vice president, executive administration for design and creative, Global Experience Specialists Inc., USA; Dirk Bachmann-Kern, principal, Bachmann.Kern & Partner, Germany; Haim Dotan, founder, Haim Dotan Ltd., Israel; Dana Esposito, creative director, Elevation Exhibits and Events, USA; Justin Hawes, managing director, Scan Display Solutions Pty. Ltd., South Africa; Liese Peterson, CEO, Green Park Global LLC, USA; Voicu Sferdianu, CEO, Expo Design System (XDS), Romania; Patrick Snee, executive creative director and principal, Blue Telescope, USA; Marcos Stafne, executive director, Montshire Museum of Science, USA; Peter Theorides, president and CEO, Vision Ltd., Greece; Nico Ueberholz, principal, Ueberholz GmbH, Germany; Tom Yurkin, experience designer, Freeman, USA

THE WINNERS BEST PAVILION Germany Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Austrian Pavilion United Arab Emirates Pavilion BEST EXTERIOR DESIGN United Arab Emirates Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: China Pavilion Israel Pavilion BEST PRESENTATION Japan Pavilion (Harmony) HONORABLE MENTIONS: European Union Pavilion Open Air Theater BEST EXHIBIT U.K. Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Belgium Pavilion Switzerland Pavilion BEST SMALL PAVILION Azerbaijan Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Italian Wine Pavilion Vanke Pavilion BEST INTERPRETATION OF THEME Switzerland Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Austrian Pavilion Monaco Pavilion BEST ACTIVITY/ INTERACTIVE Germany Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Kazakhstan Pavilion Qatar Pavilion BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY Coop Italia Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Germany Pavilion Mexico Pavilion PEOPLE'S CHOICE Qatar Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: United Arab Emirates Pavilion Kuwait Pavilion ELEMENTS & DETAILS USA Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Brazil Pavilion Kuwait Pavilion EDITOR'S CHOICE Kazakhstan Pavilion HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mexico Pavilion France Pavilion