619. IBM Pavilion. 1964-65 New York World's Fair

Dear Seve,

Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen began discussing 

ideas for the 1964 NY World Fair IBM pavilion in 1961. First thing they agreed was that the pavilion should be
"unarchitectural" so visitors could remember the experience rather than the architecture.
What an important lesson so often forgotten!

Warm regards,
R

236. IBM Pavilion 1964-65 New York World's Fair

Dear Eliel,

The atmosphere of the IBM
Pavilion at the New York
World's Fair 1964-65 was
that of a covered garden.
45 tall corten steel trees
hold a large green translucent
plastic cover for a series of
colorful exhibits underneath.
The main attraction though was
the "Information Machine",
an ovoid theater with multiple
screen projection, raised 90
feet above the ground. Here
the Eames-produced
documentary "Think" was
projected onto twenty
screens of different shapes
and sizes.

Best wishes.
R