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Article: Swiss strips: a light-hearted yet rigorous pavilion radically altered a grim Madrid courtyard.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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In 2002 and 2003, the national flag formed the parti of the temporary Swiss pavilion built by 2b Architectes in a courtyard of the Conde Duque, Madrid for ARCO, the international art fair. A square cross was created by placing one rectangular box over another in the middle of the court. Using light steel construction, the upper box, which contained the exhibition area, was cantilevered symmetrically out from the lower one, which itself projected on either side of the upper one as two small square courts.
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From the top of these courts, and the base of the exhibition ...