Kuwait Pavilion , Sevilla , Spain Designed by Tadao Ando

56 March 2018

This is an ingenious way to control sunlight . Kuwait had become a focus for international events , but the culture remained little known . Calatrava came up with the design of this pavilion to represent Kuwait , but also as a symbol of internationalism . Seventeen scimitar-shaped ribs , each 25m in length , are computer-controlled to open and close in 15 pre-programmed positions to let in the desired amount of sunlight . It ’ s just a shame that the pavilion has not been kept in pristine condition for all to see and now rots in obscurity after the Expo in 1992 .