Esfera Bioclimática Expo92
Calle Marie Curie
Seville, September 2022
“The bioclimatic sphere located on Marie Curie Street, on Isla de la Cartuja, remains one of the most recognizable icons of the 1992 Universal Exhibition in Seville. Of the old exhibition site, at least half of its pavilions and many of them have found new business, educational and research uses. Some were architectural landmarks of those days, but none bring the Expo to our memories as much as this giant green ball. In reality, the bioclimatic sphere had no monumental aspiration. It was part of the microclimate system that helped to cope with the harshest months of heat, spreading water vapor to cool walkers along with a system of fountains, the way we still see today in some gazebos and terraces in Seville. By reproducing the Expo 92 logo in large size, and by remaining in its original place after more than two decades, it represents like few buildings and urban fixtures the desire to build a new city, fresh, imaginative, as well as functional.” (Esfera bioclimática, Sevilla City Centre)
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