The sculpture in

West Germany pavilion takes the form of a giant translucent tent. the foreground is the work of one of 40 Canadian artists commissioned to create sculptures for Expo '67

Far East Architect & Builder June, 1967

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"Tough, craggy and uncompromising," is the way the British pavilion is described by its architect, Sir Basil Spence. A tower building dominates the site rising to a height of 200 ft. with the top cut jaggedly and inset with a three-dimensional Union Jack. A long horizontal exhibit hall offsets the tower at the other side of the pavilion plaza. The buildings are windowless, the plaza without greenery giving the structure a massive industrial- like appearance

Below: Katimavik (Eskimo word for meet- ing place), a huge inverted pyramid, is the focal point of the Canadian pavilion. Built on 21 acres, the Canadian exhibit is the largest pavilion, national or private

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