Balancity, una ciudad en equilibrio es la propuesta alemana en la Expo 2010 de Shangai. Los visitantes para "equilibrarse" embarcaran en un viaje a lo largo de una ciudad de ideas moviendose como si estuvieran en una ciudad real, con calles, escaleras... que les llevarán a zonas tematicas representando distintos temas para una vida mejor en una ciudad mejor.

Rarely has an architect caused as much sensation outside of the architecture community as Rem Koolhaas. His outstanding creations—such as the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, the Seattle Library and the Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto—are working examples of the Dutchman’s visionary theories about architecture and urban society. But Koolhaas’ work is as much about ideas as it is about constructing buildings; he is equally celebrated as a writer and social commentator. For Koolhaas, what is essential is not to create individual masterpieces, but to provoke and excite through the wide range of his activities.