Philips Pavilion
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The Philips Pavilion was a groundbreaking temporary multimedia structure at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, renowned for its experimental architecture and immersive electronic sound-and-light show.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philips Pavilion canonical | 6 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World’s Fair pavilion
ⓘ
modernist structure ⓘ multimedia environment ⓘ temporary exhibition pavilion ⓘ |
| additionalMusicBy | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| architect | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
experimental modernism
ⓘ
expressionist architecture ⓘ |
| coDesigner | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| collaborator |
Edgard Varèse
ⓘ
Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Philips N.V.
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| demolished | 1959 ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| engineer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| event | Expo 58 ⓘ |
| feature |
curvilinear interior surfaces
ⓘ
immersive sound system ⓘ multiple loudspeakers ⓘ synchronized projections ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished building ⓘ |
| influenced |
later multimedia installations
ⓘ
sound spatialization in architecture ⓘ |
| innovation |
early immersive multimedia environment
ⓘ
integration of architecture sound and light ⓘ |
| location |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Heysel Plateau ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
sprayed gunite ⓘ steel cables ⓘ |
| medium |
colored lighting
ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ projection mapping ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Philips N.V.
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
|
| notableWorkPresented | Poème électronique ⓘ |
| officialName | Philips Pavilion self-link ⓘ |
| opened | 1958 ⓘ |
| partOf | Expo 58 ⓘ |
| purpose |
multimedia sound-and-light show
ⓘ
showcase Philips technology ⓘ |
| shape | cluster of hyperbolic paraboloid shells ⓘ |
| showDuration | about 8 minutes ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Edgard Varèse ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Philips N.V.
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
|
| structuralDesigner | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| structuralSystem |
hyperbolic paraboloid surfaces
ⓘ
thin-shell concrete ⓘ |
| visitorCapacity | approximately 400 people ⓘ |
| worldsFair |
Expo 58
ⓘ
surface form:
1958 Brussels World’s Fair
|
| yearCompleted | 1958 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.