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The Esposizione Universale Roma (EUR, originally called EUR42) is a large complex, now a suburban area and business centre, started in 1935 by Benito Mussolini and planned to open in 1942 to celebrate twenty years of Fascism. In urban planning terms, EUR42 was designed to direct the expansion of Rome towards the south-west, connecting it to the sea. The planned exhibition never took place due to Italy's defeat in World War II. EUR offers a large-scale image of how urban Italy might have looked, if the Fascist regime had not fallen; wide axially planned streets and austere buildings, inspired by ancient Roman architecture, or Rationalism, modern architecture but built using traditional limestone, tufa and marble.
2 years ago
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The building is basically large, 30 meters high, translucent container that extends lengthways. On each side a square opens on to the immediate area and the city. The first converses directly continuously with the local area and can be crossed from viale Europa to viale Shakespeare.
The second, a space that can be composed freely using moveable structures, is for welcoming conference participants and accompanying them to the various rooms in the center.
The simple, squared lines pay tribute to the 1930s rationalist architecture that characterizes so strongly the Eur and the nearby Conference center designed by Adalberto Libera.
Inside this shell, a 3,500 square meter steel and teflon cloud, suspended above a surface area of 10.000 square meter, is designed to hold a 2.000 square meter auditorium and various meeting rooms.
When the cloud, supported by a thick network of steel cables and suspended between the floor and the ceiling of the main conference hall, is lit up, the building seems to vibrate. The construction also changes completely depending on the viewpoint of the observer.
In addition the center will also contain three halls and spacious foyer, cafè and restaurant areas, covering a total multi-functional space of 15.000 square meters.
A grand stair will link the building to the outside plaza.
2 years ago
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