German Pavilion Expo 67
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| German Pavilion, Expo '67 | |
| Designer | Frei Otto |
| Location | Montreal, Canada |
| Date | 1967 |
| Building Type | exhibition hall |
| Climate | cold temperate |
| Context | urban exhibition site |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | (demolished) |
| Notes | Glass tent. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/German_Pavilion_Expo_67.html |
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Commentary
"Frei Otto and Rolf Gutbrod attempted, with this competition-winning project, to create a man-made landscape. The cavernous interior contained modular steel platforms arranged at different levels. The entire area was covered by a single membrane of irregular plan and varying heights. Its contours were determined by the high points of the masts and the low points where the membrane was drawn, funnel- like, down to the ground. Eye loops filled with clear plastic material accentuated these points and the saddle surfaces they created. The prestressed membrane consisted of a translucent skin hung from a steel wire net, which, by eye, ridge, and edge ropes, was connected with the mast heads and anchor blocks."
—from Ludwig Glaeser. The Work of Frei Otto. p109.
Details
composite high-and-low-point net with 8 support points, 3 restraining points in combination with 3 continuous ridges, 31 perimeter anchor points.
maximum length: 130 meters (427 feet), maximum width: 105 meters (345 feet), covered area: 8,000 square meters (86,000 square feet), mast heights: 14 to 38 meters (46 to 125 feet)
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Philip Drew. Frei Otto, Form and Structure. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press Inc,1976. ISBN 0-89158-535-4. LC 76-178. TA663.D73. photo of main approach frontage, f3, p75.
Sir Banister Fletcher. Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. 18th ed., revised by J.C. Palmes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. ISBN 684-14207-4. NA200.F63. mentioned, p1295.— The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
Ludwig Glaeser. IL17: The Work of Frei Otto and His Teams 1955-1976. Stuttgart: Institut f�r Leichte Flachentragwerke, 1976. ISBN 0-8150-0747-7. TA663.S89 v.17. interior photo of tents, p27. exterior aerial photo at night, p26.
Ludwig Glaeser. The Work of Frei Otto. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1972. ISBN 0-87070-323-3. LC 75-150084. NA1088.O78G55. discussion, p109. under construction photo, p47. aerial photo, p39.
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