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World's Fair architect Frank Pisani is offering signed limited-edition prints.
Numbered 1 - 100 11 x 17 and suitable for framing
The SKF Industries pavilion at the New York World's Fair wasdefined by its parasol, a circular roofthatroseto an 82-foot needle at its apex. With only 7,700 square feet to work in (compared with GM's 304,000) the structure was conceived as a soaring tower that would attract visitors from across the World's Fair.
The interior of thespace agepavilion was divided between an exhibition gallery and a small theater. The gallery benefited from a mix of natural light transmitted by the clerestory wrapped around the building and interior cove lighting. The whimsical theatrical show about anti-friction engineering proved extremely popular, narrated by a mechanical "host" conceived and produced by then little-known Jim Henson.
