1998 Portugal Pavilion
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The Portuguese National Pavilion is a prestigious landmark building designed by Alvaro Siza to host Expo 98 - the world’s largest trade fair. Siza’s shell-like design also served to introduce the ‘ocean & world heritage’ theme of the event and to represent the culture of the host country.
Appointed for the concept and scheme design, Arup provided: structural, mechanical, electrical, and geotechnical engineering; fire safety and lighting design; and specialist acoustic advice.
The pavilion consists of two exhibition areas, one housing main exhibitions, the second providing a large outdoor space for national displays. The most iconic feature of the pavilion however, is a thin, curved concrete sail which creates a canopy over the ceremonial plaza.
Cables supporting the canopy require enormous tension, provided by a series of 14m high fin-like walls which form porticos on either side of the plaza.
As Lisbon is an area of high sismic activity, the canopy and the building are completely separate, each with its own structural support system.
At the time of construction, the National Pavilion was Lisbon’s largest urban regeneration project since rebuilding the city in the aftermath of an earthquake and tidal wave which ravaged the city in 1775.
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i love siza
Sr. Arquitecto Siza Vieira
Esta e muitas outras obras de sua autoria são indescritíveis. Interiorizam-se-nos á nossa observação curiosa, inquieta e numa constante busca de sensações.
Sobre a sua criatividade, o seu trabalho a sua arte teria muito para lhe dizer, no entanto quero apenas agradecer-lhe:
Obrigado pelo prazer que me proporciona quando observo a sua arte criativa. Ela revela-se-me interessante ao meu olhar, convida-me a senti-la na sua máxima expressão de arte. Quando piso os espaços que dela fazem parte ou quando os toco com as minhas mãos, tenho a sensação de me sentir num espaço onde o meu corpo e a minha alma reúnem-se com a liberdade.
Bem-haja por tanto que tem dado a arquitectura, ou melhor, a uma arquitectura que expressa na sua essência uma verdadeira arte.
Marília Afonso Cruz
Bonjour, je suis en ecole d’architecture et j’aimerais connaitre l’élaboration de la structure de la dalle de beton du pavillon de lisbonne. Ainsi que la fonction du sous-sol. Je vous remercie d’avance.
Olá, sou estudante de arquitectura, e de momento uma das caracteristicas do meu design é semelhante às do Pavilhão de Portugal de 1998. Gostaria de saber onde posso encontrar desenhos de detalhes da construção do pavilhão.
Obrigada,
Mariana
The architecture is grace.
I’ve a question, well it’s a curiosity about de project, how does the roof drains water?
Would be grateful if I have the answer.
Many thanks.
rai