Pavilion of Portugal in Expo'98
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: Pavilhão de Portugal) in Expo'98, situated in Parque das Nações in Lisbon
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, Portugal
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was the building which sheltered the Portuguese national representation in that event, being erected until today.
The project was developed by the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza with the contribution of Souto de Moura
Eduardo Souto de Moura
-Life and career:Souto de Moura was born in Porto, and studied sculpture before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with...
. The building has, for entrance area, an ample square
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covered by an imponent visor of concrete.
The program destined it the decurrent period to Expo'98, being an incognito the future use. The proposals already had been several, since the use of the space for the Headquarters of the Cabinet, until the creation of an architecture museum . However, it is still used for provisory expositions.