Since the first world’s fair in 1851, held in the groundbreaking Crystal Palace in London, the exposition universelle has been a driver of experimental architecture and engineering. Often, these monuments—such as the Eiffel Tower (which was intended to be temporary), Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion and the Space Needle in Seattle—live on long after the fair has been forgotten, having given the architects the rare freedom to express themselves without many of the usual functional requirements associated with This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifty-One Buy Now Related Stories Design Issue 51 John Pawson From the king of minimalism: “I find the essential and get the design down to a point where you can’t add or subtract from it.” Design Interiors Issue 51 Axel Vervoordt Inside the world of Axel Vervoordt. Design Issue 51 Kim Lenschow The architect who wants to show you how your house works. Design Issue 51 Sean Canty The Harvard professor on architecture as a driver for social change. Design Issue 49 Marcio Kogan On the pursuit of perfection. Design Issue 42 The Low-Down An architectural conversation starter.
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