OKALUX, Convention Center, Zaragoza

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	Interior construction ›Lagging / Insulation ›Heat insulation

Product description

Water was the dominant theme of Aragón EXPO 2008. The new Convention Center in Zaragoza takes up this theme by creating the impression of a water surface in motion. It was designed for the world exhibition by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos S.L.P. based in Mad

rid.

All Pictures: Convention Center, Zaragoza, Spain
Architect: Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos S.L.P., Madrid, Spain

Photo © Roland Halbe

Specifications

Properties	thermally insulated
Surface	translucent
Material	glass

Articles about OKALUX, Convention Center, Zaragoza

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by Adeline Seidel | 8/8/2013

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by Philipp Molter | 7/31/2013

What systems and materials lay the basis for an architecture that can respond dynamically and independently to climatic influences? We present a few current R&D projects.

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by Elser Oliver | 7/16/2013

Phyllis Lambert disagreed with her father in the choice of architects and proposed Mies van der Rohe for the construction of the new Seagram headquarter in New York City. In her book she allows insight into the undertaking "Seagram Building

In the souk in Abu Dhabi

5/16/2011

The architects at London-based firm Foster + Partners designed Central Market in Abu Dhabi, a complex that embraces shops, offices, hotels and apartments. A shopping mall, whose design is based on a typical Arabian souk, is the heart of the 500,000 square meter development.

Water as the dominant theme

2/4/2010

The new Convention Center in Zaragoza takes up the theme of "water" by creating the impression of a water surface in motion.

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