U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58)

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exhibition building modernist building world’s fair pavilion

The U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) was a landmark modernist exhibition building that showcased American culture, technology, and Cold War-era optimism through an open, glass-walled design by architect Edward Durell Stone.

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U.S. Pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exhibition building → modernist building → world’s fair pavilion →
architect	Edward Durell Stone →
architecturalStyle	glass-and-steel architecture → modernism →
commissionedBy	United States government →
countryRepresented	United States of America →
designFeature	glass-walled facades → lightweight structural system → open plan layout → transparent exterior walls →
era	mid-20th century architecture →
event	Expo 58 →
exhibited	American art and culture → American consumer goods → American industrial technology → scientific and space-age displays →
exhibitionType	national pavilion →
function	temporary exhibition structure →
heritage	example of Cold War exhibition architecture →
historicalContext	Cold War →
location	Belgium → Brussels, Belgium → surface form: "Brussels"
materialUsed	concrete → glass → steel →
notableFor	representation of mid-century American modernism → role in U.S. cultural diplomacy in Europe → use of extensive glass curtain walls →
partOf	United States participation in Expo 58 →
purpose	cultural diplomacy → to promote U.S. Cold War-era optimism → to showcase American culture → to showcase American technology →
relatedWorkOfArchitect	Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts → United States Embassy in New Delhi, India → surface form: "U.S. Embassy in New Delhi"
status	dismantled after Expo 58 →
symbolism	confidence in technological progress → postwar prosperity → transparency of American society →
theme	American way of life → democratic openness → technological progress →
year	1958 →

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Edward Durell Stone → designed → U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) →

this entity surface form: "U.S. Pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels"

Edward Durell Stone → notableWork → U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) →