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The underlying philosophy of this work, will be needed, 650 of which (April 17-21) and training pe as good as its organ and of Expo’s theme, is sununcd up in a passage in which Saint- could be students. Concessionai riods will fall before the end of Exupery wrote : res will need approximately 2,300 the academic year, and students izers and executive... "To be a man... is to feel that through one's own people for restaurants, boutiques, will have to return to lectures contribution one helps to build the world." etc., and exhibitors might hire before the end of the Exhibition. In developing this theme and translating it into tangible form, up to 300 students. Students will be required for Expo 67 will seek to present not merely a static commemoration of such jobs as tickets collectors, man and his achievements, but rather a dynamic portrait of man A spokesman in the Personnel ushers, parking lot and ride at in action. “Man and His World” will tell the story of man’s hopes Office stressed that the Corpo tendants, waiters, etc. and aspirations, his ideas and endeavors. The focus will be shifted from rivalries between nations to the interdependence of men of all nations. The Exhibition will use the most modern display techniques to dramatize man’s achievements in the realms of ideas, culture and Expo Supplement science. The Corporation has set aside more than 20 acres for strategically placed Theme pavilions in which the concept will be developed Executive Editor Allen E. Nutik through exhibits grouped under the following headings : Senior Editor Frank Brayton Associate Editors Morris Rosenfeld “Man the Creator” “Man in the Community” Howard Arfin “Man the Explorer” W e of the georgian »re proud to present this supplement as our “Man the Producer” Centennial project. Expo 67 is a Canadian endeavor, and as Jean Drapeau “Man the Provider” such involves all Canadians, as well as people from all parts of Ten million people are expected to make a total of 35 million our world. We offer this paper in an attempt to instill in all Director of the Canadian Corpo paid visits to Expo 67. Forty per cent of them will be residents of who see it a feeling of excitement in Canada's Centennial, and ration for the 19C7 World Ex Canada, with half of them coming from the Greater Montreal area more particularly, its biggest show. hibition, Montreal Mayor Jean alone. Fifty per cent of the visitors will come from the U.S.A. and Drapeau is that person whose The Editors the rest of the world. efforts brought to this city the far-reaching international event, commonly known as Expo ’67. Pierre Dupuy His Excellency Monsieur Pierre Dupuy is Commissioner General of the 1967 World Exhibition. Robert F. Shaw Robert F. Shaw is Expo 67’s Deputy Commissioner General and is also Vice-President of the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. Edward Churchill Colonel Churchill was loaned by the Department of National De fence in order that he may bring to the Corporation his vast ex perience in the building of vir tually all types of structures likely to be needed at the World Exhibition. Andrew Kniewasser Mr. Andrew Graham Kniewasser is the Director General of the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 W orld Exhibition. Canadian Pavilion “Katimavik”, the Canadian pavilion’s inverted pyramid will not only dominate the 11%-acre site of the pavilion itself, but will no doubt also become the most memorable aspect of the entire world’s fair. A 35% translucent roof will Another feature of Canadian top the steel, wood, and con participation in EXPO is the crete superstructure of the 1,000 Arts Centre, a 252 by 234 foot ton building. classical structure of exposed The main exhibit area which steel framings completely en covers 90,000 square feet is closed by bronze glass. The cen massed, like a three leave clov ter contains a 500-seat theatre er, around “Katimavik”, under constructed of concrete blocks 14 pyramidal roofs. This roofing for the walls and roof. system spans up to 60 feet, and The People Tree which stands The 109 foot high "Katimavik", one of the major highlights of EXPO '67 and focal is clad with translucent vinyl at the entrance of the pavilion fabric in off-white. is a 66 foot “maple tree” made point of Canadian participation in the world exhibition. of laminated wood. Two spiraled Two restaurants will be situat orange and yellow, the mural aspects of Canada’s progress in ramps, between interlocking plat ed on the site of the Canadian will create a pleasant and relax this area. Such specific titles as forms, make the tree’s leaves ac pavilion — La Toundra and The ing atmosphere. Mapping and Surveying and cessible to the public. 500 of Buffet. La Toundra will attempt La Toundra will feature such Photogrammetry, Fish Ladder, the nylon panel leaves will carry to capture the spirit of a High delicacies as whale steak, iklaluk Industry Photo Essay, and Water silk-screen reproductions of pho Arctic atmosphere through the (Arctic char), buffalo steaks, fall with Uses of Water will be tographs depicting Canadians at use of Eskimo murals, carvings, and international fare as well. on display in order that EXPO work or at leisure. and tapestries, as well as Eskimo Light foods will be available can be an educational as well as In the base o f the “ Katima prints on the menu covers. from snack bars located about a cultural and entertaining ex vik”, a rotating theatre will take Chairs, for example, will have the site. perience. the audiences through 400 years seal hide upholstery. The decor Among the exhibits that will In the realm of the performing of Canada’s history presented in of La Toundra was designed by be on display in the pavilion is arts, such entertainers as Les movies on the screens of five Rudi Kovach of Vancouver, B.C. the Land of Canada. This exhibit Feux Follets and other cultural different theatres. The topics of Cafeteria style service will be will feature a film and song pre groups and well known Canadian the films are exploration, settle available in The Buffet, the de sentation of the country’s geo celebrities will be performing ment and conflict, confederation, cor of which will be dominated graphy. A sculptured wall of daily in the theater of the Can expansion and growth, and Can by a large and colourful mural welded steel will supplement this adian pavilion. More than 40 The Tree of the People of ada today. Each of the films by Montreal’s Madeleine Arbour. presentation. paintings by the artists of this Canada which contains over were produced by a different Made of laminated wood, treat Resources and Energy will 1,000 leaves, 500 of which film-maker to achieve a variety ed cardboard and paper cables, feature numerous exhibits that country will be on display in the contain photos of Canadians. of cinematic styles. in vibrant tones of magenta, will symbolize the important art gallery as well. One unique feature of the Que bec pavilion will be the compact tours that have been arranged Quebec for visitors who will not have enough time for the full exhibi tion tour. The ten minute tours will provide visitors with an over-all view of all exhibits Pavilion without examining any closely. The Pavilion itself is a striking- “Three key words sum up the economic and social structures piece of architecture in the shape themes which will be illustrated and political and cultural institu of a truncated pyramid. The in the Quebec Pavilion. tions commensurate with his as pirations.” architects chose the most chal CHALLENGE lenging course by designing a STRUGGLE This is the philosophy behind glass house surrounded by water. DRIVE Quebec’s participation at EXPO. A great deal of research went “The challenge to man of the Three young sculptors have been into finding tinted glass reflect vast and savage land which con contracted to supply the provin ing 75% of the daylight, so as fronted the first French explorers cial pavilion with a suitable to make the walls of the pavilion and where today the builders of work of art to symbolize this look like large mirrors. At night, New Quebec carry on their concept. the transparent glass walls will ceaseless struggle. transform the pavilion into a They are Paul Montreuil, a “The struggle of man who huge showcase. French-Canadian; Pierre Hey- transforms the land under harsh The building housing Quebec’s vaert, the Belgian leader of the climatic conditions and develops participation in EXPO covers an The Quebec Pavilion is composed of specially treated glass group; and Peter Gnass, a Ger the resources of soil and subsoil. area of 25,000 square feet, located that reflects 75% of daylight and allows the building to light man. It will take approximately up at night. “The drive of man who, having between the pavilions of Ontario become master of his natural en ten weeks for them to complete and France. The site is a small of this province. Demonstrations maple sugar industry in the pro vironment, seeks to establish their welded steel sculpture. island and its sole link with the of forest operations will dram vince. A map of the world will mainland is a narrow bridge. atize the contrasts between work show the trade routes which link From the floor-terrace visitors ing conditions in the forest a Quebec with the importing coun will be able to watch shows per hundred years ago and work in tries, particularly in Asia and formed on the lagoon. the thoroughly mechanized tim South Africa. The last stage of At the top of the building a ber yards of today. this exhibit will be devoted to typically French Canadian res Historical Reminders is one o f Quebec’s apple industry. taurant will be situated, in addi the three phases of the Soil The exhibit illustrating the tion to four exhibition halls for theme. This phase will illustrate industry theme will call atten sculpture, painting, books and the determination of the early tion to the fact that the industrial arts and crafts of the Province. settlers of New France to take sector accounts for two-thirds The glass shell of the building root and develop a country. of Quebec’s total production and is supported by a steel structure The second phase is Develop employs nearly half a million consisting of four groups of four ment o f Rural Areas and will people. pillars each. The main girders again distinguish between old The City is another theme o f are strung from the roof by style methods of farming and the Quebec Pavilion and will be cables. modern mechanized methods. dramatized by Quebec and Mont Left to R igh t: Paul Montreuil, Pierre Heyvaert, and Peter Gnass One o f the m ajor exhibits in Agricultural Production and real in particular. The contrasts — three sculptors who are presently working on the welded the pavilion is Forests, a setting Marketing, the third phase of the between the two cities, one mo sculpture to highlight the lagoon surrounding the Quebec of stylized trees and the main Soil theme, will place special dern, the other traditional, will Pavilion. tree-species found in the forests emphasis on the maple syrup and be emphasized in this exhibit. 4 / EXPO, March 3, 1967 Highlights from the World Festival It is called The World Festival. M any consider it will be the greatest program of entertainment ever presented in one city over a six-month period. It will feature many || of the world's leading opera, ballet and theatre companies, orchestras, popular singers, chamber music ensembles, comedians and athletes, and various added attractions such |ii as film festivals and a series of mammoth spectaculars. It will begin on the night of April 29, 1967, with a gala concert and end October 28 with performances by two top drama companies, the Stratford Festival of Canada and the National Theatre of Great Britain, and an outstanding ballet company, the Natio nal Ballet of Canada. The World Festival will be staged as part of Expo 67, the 1967 World Exhibition to be held in Montreal, Canada, April 28 - October 27. It will involve around 25,000 participants, the presentation of close to 200 attractions and the printing and sale of more than 5,000,000 tickets for admission to festival events. La Comedie de Saint-Etienne SEPTEMBER July 18th-29th 4 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier MAY Vienna Philharmonic, Austria Cameri Theatre o f Israel 2 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier Theatre Maisonneuve May 15th-20th Joint Concert, Los An Theatre National de geles Philharmonic & Belgique Montreal (North American Pre Symphony Orchestra miere) Theatre Maisonneuve Theatre de France Re- 5 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier n a u d - Barrault (in Vienna State Opera, French) British National Theatre Austria 9 — Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Laurence Olivier (North American Pre Ballet of The Twentieth miere) Century, Belgium (North American Pre 17 — Automotive Stadium miere) World Horse Specta OCTOBER 15 — Theatre Port Royal AUGUST cular Cameri Theatre of Is 20 — Expo Theatre rael 3 — Theatre Maisonneuve icas Lado Folkloric Ensem (North American Pre Kabuki Theatre of Ja Track and Field Meet ble of Yogoslavia miere) in Hebrew. pan 10 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier 30 — Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Theatre Port Royal The Bolshoi Opera, 23 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier The Royal Opera, Stoc National Dance Thea U.S.S.R. Munich Bach Choid & kholm Sweden tre (North American Pre Orchestra, Fed. Rep. of Company of Jamaica miere) G erm any 4 — Expo Theatre 15 — Salle Wilfrid Pelletier 30 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier International Film Fes Festival of the Soviet New York Philharm tival Nations onic U.S.A. Automotive Stadium 21 — Automotive Stadium 7 — Salle Wilfrid Pelletier North American All-In La Grande Parade de The Royal Ballet dian Lacrosse Tourna la Gendarmerie Fran- Royal Opera House, ment ^aise Covent 9 — Automotive Stadium (North American Pre Garden, London, Great Europe vs. the Am er miere) Marlene Dietrich Britain Programme to be an nounced 2 — Expo Theatre 12 — Theatre Port Royal National Theatre of National Folkloric Greece Troupe of Tunisia (North American Pre Expo Theatre miere) Marlene Dietrich 1 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier 13-18— Salle Wilfrid Pelle Canada Gala 5 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier tier 2 — Salle W ilfred Pelletier La Scala, O pera of M i Hamburg State Opera, New York City Battel, lan, Italy Fed. Rep. of Germ any U.S.A. (North American Pre (North American Pre 10 — Theatre Port Royal miere) miere) Japanese Folkloric Art 19 — Automotive Stadium Dance Company 16 — Expo Theatre Canadian Armed For 11 — Automotive Stadium Stratford Festival Com ces Tattoo Maurice Chevalier pany, Canada. 20 — Theatre Maisonneuve Flying Colors 18 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier Scarlatti Orchestra of 17 — Theatre Maisonneuve Canadian Opera Com Naples, Italy Jeunesses Musicales, pany (North American Pre Final Theatre Maisonneuve miere) International Compo National Theatre of 22 — Theatre Port Royal sers' Competition Great Britan Yehudi Menuhim and 18 — Theatre Maisonneuve The Bath Festival Or La Comedie de Saint- 23 — Theatre Port Royal chestra, Great Britain Etienne, France Ballet Roland Petit, (North American Pre (North American Pre France miere) miere) 24 — Salle W ilfrid Pelletier 28 — Theatre Port Royal 25 — Salle Wilfrid Pelletier The National Ballet of Music and Dance from Paris Opera Ballet, C anada India France. Paris Opera Ballet EXPO, March 3, 1967 / 5 Youth Pavilion "It is an exhibition for Youth. It is even more 'that kind' of Exhibition for university students. The fast- moving, dynamic, technological era Expo will represent is the age they will inherit and mold." In the two sectors, Theme and Activity, young people will be introduced to themselves and to their contemporaries of 70 nations. They will meet and exchange points of view ... in casual chats or fierce PIERRE LEBOEUF debates, it doesn't matter ... it is the challenge that is important. Pierre Leboeuf is a creative, young French Canadian. He has surrounded himself with Plans call for experimental plays, puppet shows, like minded people who have Pictured above is a dia for first - quality cultural jazz and classical music concerts, folk dancing and built an exciting programme events. Its m ultiple - use for the youthful thinking at choral recitals, as well as seminars and discussions on gram of the Youth Pavi function and its architect Expo. Mr. Leboeuf is convinced subjects of interest to all young people. lion. that the pavilion is to be an ure enable it to shelter international meeting place for "Because the theme section will be more or less The Lobby - Gallery can many different kinds of youth. static, we want to be sure that the various activities serve as a rest area, as activities. However Leboeuf struck a note of concern, "We must at scheduled for the Pavilion are really alive and dynamic. well as a waiting room least be sure that young Ca The program will inclu Contemporary youth is on the go, and if the Pavilion between shows ; visitors nadians from the Atlantic to de an international ama the Pacific play an active role is to present an authentic image of young people today, can refresh themselves at in the whole series of activ teur film festival, theatre we must invite their direct and active participation." the adjoining snack - bar ities." counter. The lobby will (plays by young authors ; also be used as a perm experimental and "avant- sion studio ; rehearsals for anent art gallery. The art garde theatre), music (re some youth programs will citals, soloists, small en pieces and other exhibits take place thjere, a n d pro sembles), meetings, lectu which will be shown here grams will be transmitted res, etc. will be the works of young live from that sector. people (paintings, sculpt The Amphitheatre of the The cafe - dansant is Agora is the third key ures, photographs, graphic equipped and organized sector of activity. Most art, etc.). There w ill be at with all the facilities to events will call for an act least a dozen shows, last transform it into a disco ive and spontaneous part ing from one to two weeks icipation from the visitors : theque and "botte a chan each. Choirs, hootenanies, dra sons". Jazz, folk singing) ma, folk dances and folk-rock groups, popular The theatre area offers songs, gymnastics and singers will be featured. sports demonstrations, fe the best equipment and is At times, the cafe-dansant stivals, integrated art the most suitable sector will also become a televi show s. One of the most exciting build ings at Expo that has stirred Habitat the imagination of architects, engineers and city planners is Habitat ’67, a radically new con cept of urban dwelling. It was designed by Israeli born architect Moshe Safdie of Montreal. Hab itat’s aim is to bring the advan tages of suburban living to the heart of the city. The project consists of 354 modular construc tion units making up 158 dwel lings arranged in staggered ter races so that the roofs at one and to further the development in length, 300 feet in width, and will rise to a height of 120 feet. level provide garden space for of new building materials. the level above. The pre-stressed concrete units, Expo’s Commissioner General The object of Habitat ’67 is manufactured at a plant on the Pierre Dupuy says Habitat ’67 will be the monument of the Ex threefold; to provide within a site, are held together by post tensioning and are installed on hibition. Engineers envisage that high density urban development an assembly line basis. They are the project will eventually have the essentials of a complete en then roofed and lifted into posi the same ramifications on future vironment, to promote an tion by crane. The box-like units city planning as the Eiffel Tower experiment in construction tech weigh between 70 and 90 tons. had for the steel frame building niques using mass production, The complex measures 950 feet of skyscrapers. 6 / EXPO, March 3, 1967 U.S., Russia, and Cosmos Bridge A curved rectangular roof, supported on two V-sha>cd steel beams, soars over the Russian iM -V V A V pavilion to a height o f 138 feet. ~ r i Four glass curtain walls, susp ended from the roof, enclose the two-storey building. The interior of the pavilion is dominated at front centre by a spherical space planetarium. Ex hibits are located on the upper level, on the two mezzanines, and on the ground level which also houses a cinema, restaurant and bar. The American Pavilion is essen Just across the Le Moyne tially a huge bubble dome Channel sits a gigantic bubble 187 feet high and 250 feet .,,v which houses the American pa across. "Creative America" is vilion. The geodesic dome, in the theme upon which US par vented by Buckminster Fuller, is ticipation is based. V ' k constructed of a light-weight me One of the most dramatic tal frame covered with plastic s i. examples of the spirit of co-oser- and glass sheets. ation among nations that EXPO The American and Russian pavilions are separated by a thin river that is spanned by the 67 is trying to inspire, is the ad Inside the dome through Cosmos Bridge. These pavilions are among the most striking at EXPO. which the EXPO transportation jacent positioning of the United Exhibits in the pavilion of the ments in the arts, space, and and break-throughs in the fields system passes, platforms at va States and Russian pavilions. Al USSR will represent the achieve technology will be supporting of communications and transpor rious levels are connected by though the two pavilions are sep ments of the Soviet Union in the the theme of the pavilion just tation will be shown in a display escalators. arated by a stream of water, the fields of industry, science, tech across the channel. Scare' models of objects chosen on the basis Cosmos Bridge spans the stream Both pavilions will be present nology as well as the econom ic of equipment to be used in the of technical excellence. An ex and is symbolic of the increasing ing exhibits that illustrate the and social development of the United States Apollo flight to hibit of artifacts and authentic efforts on the part of each achievements of their nations in country. In the “Cosmos Exhi the moon in 1970 will be dis documents will illustrate the A- government to understand the various disciplines. The theme bit” for example, a display of played against simulated lunar merican heritage. “Creative A- problems of the other. of the Russian pavilion is “Eve Soviet space research, visitors conditions. merica” in action will be shown Architecturally, no two build rything in the name of man for will be able to experience the Current trends in evidence in in a 20-minute film and a variety ings could be more dis-similar, the good of man”, while the sensation of “weightlessness”. American painting and sculpture of live entertainment will be of but each is a model oriuturistic American participation will con will be exhibited in an art gal fered in the Special Events Thea planning and concepts. centrate on "Creative America”. Notable American accomplish lery. New computer technology tre. mmmmmmmmmgtmm La Ronde for World's Best Entertainment Despite the unparallelled high One of the main features of L’Antrc du Diable. Other night quality of the exhibits to be La Ronde will be the French spots will include Chez Rose La- presented at EXPO ’67, there will Canadian Village, which has been Tulipe, Les Boitcs a Chansons, still be plenty of room for visitors labelled EXPO’s “sin bin”. The and Le Refcctoire de L’Abbayc. to amuse themselves. La Ronde emphasis in the Village is on the A full supply of liquor will be will be the entertainment centre other side of Man, a contrast of available in all of the cabarets of the world’s fair as it presents the human aspirations depicted and entertainment will be pro a unique blend of thrilling throughout the rest of the fair vided in most. EXPO’s sin bin rides, fine eating, cabaret night sight. will probably be one of the most life, and boutiques from the four popular and most-often visited The strippers commonly asso areas on the fair site. corners of the earth with ample ciated with the Crazy Horse in facilities for relaxation, not to Paris will be featured in one of The Golden Garter Saloon will forget the Youth Pavilion. the night spots in the Village, be one of the major features of La Rondo’s pioneer land — Fort Edmonton. A Dance hall floosie The triangular Gyrotron, a new concept in amusement park will lead Hurdy-Gurdy girls on thrill design will take visitors on one of the most fantastic stage in the Can-Can in the rides of their lives. The total cost is $2,846,330 and the Park Saloon as visitors dig into their becomes the property of the City of Montreal after the expo portions of spare ribs cooked in sition closes. the style of the Old West. Num erous facets of pioneer Can on the site to develop into an ada will be depicted in Fort Ed important research center for monton, all recreated authentic marine biologists. ally rather than in a cheap paint- s t a p l e on-canvas style. Another of La Ronde’s many attractions will be Safari, a zoo The elaborate Gyrotron will featuring over 200 animals from '•M3 0TV' take people on the most fantastic five continents that will live in voyage of their lives, from the simulation of their natural hab mouth of volcanoes into outer itats. A children’s zoo will be space and covering most places located at the centre of this three- in between. The Gyrotron was acre area. ' built at a cost of $3 million and will remain a lasting feature on The boutiques and dining areas the site at the fair’s conclusion, located throughout La Ronde will make it very easy to spend vast The International Carrefour, where countries taking part at One of the world’s most ad- amounts of money, but a day in _ , , ... Expo will have their boutiques and restaurants. In the fore canced aquariums is being built One of the beasties that will ground, the Garden of Stars, a teen-age dance hall during the fo r La Ronde at a cost o f $3.9 the amusement area of EXPO ’67 greet vititors faking the Gyro. day and a club for adults at night. million dollars and will remain can cost as little as $6.00. tron ride. EXPO, March 3, 1967/7 Most of the participating nations resisted the temp To avoid the clutter typical of many exhibitions, and . a lasting example of what may tation of reflecting their native culture by the archi to create broad vistas, Expo has taken a town planning tecture of their pavilions. Most are new and daring. approach. Four separate areas were laid out, each hav soon become a tradition in world Yugoslavia, for example, has designed a structure con ing its own distinctive character. At the downstream exhibitions1' ceived as a sculptured building consisting of seven trian end of lie Sainte-Helene is La Ronde, the Exhibition’s gular forms, built of steel and veneered with aluminum. amusement area and the Port Sainte-Helene Marina Architecture is frozen music, said the German phi Glass panels on the roof and sides will illuminate the for visiting yachts. The park on the island separates losopher Friederick von Schelling. Translated into interior. The ground floor will be covered with black La Ronde from the upstream area, the site for a num music, buildings at Expo 67 will reflect everything from marble. A stream of water running 110 feet down the ber of national pavilions. lie Notrc-Dame, another pavi the sublimity of a Bach fugue to the innovations of slanting roof of one of the forms will create a waterfall lion area with wide vistas and parkland, and Cite du electronic music. which will plunge into a decorative catch basin. Havre (Mackay Pier) with several theme and industrial The world’s leading actors, musicians, dnd artists Some of the other countries with strikingly new pavilions complete the site. are performing at Expo 67. And so are the architects. shapes are: Lakes, ponds, lagoons, and the St. Lawrence River Visitors will not only be entertained by the drama of Mexico : White wings of plastic coated wood and interlace the site, affording many varied perspectives. Shakespeare and the lyricism of Verdi, they will enjoy aluminum fan out to form a soaring stylized shell. the beauty of design. Venezuela : Magnificent in its simplicity, this pavi Architects from many nations have designed build lion is formed of three 45-foot cubes with highly polish ings that might steal the show at the Universal and ed exterior walls. International Exhibition being held in Montreal in Austria: A spire rising 165 feet tops a split-level 1967. Am ong other things, Expo 67 will be an interna building of sprawling honey-comb shapes. Triangular tional show of buildings. sheets of aluminum and stainless steel arc arranged Among the 300 structures at Expo, traditional will on the structural steel in a design inspired by the mingle with modern. A number of the Oriental and sharp edge of a crystal. Near Eastern countries will offer modern interpretations Cuba : A series of interlocking square and triang of traditional architecture. ular forms gives this pavilion the aspect of cubist Expo’s theme is “Man and His World.” Through sculpture. architecture, the Exhibition will portray the world of Israel: The novel and rich texture of a new type the past, the present, and more importantly that of of fibreglass material forms three dimensional crystal the future. patterns on the walls. Unlike the Brussels World Exhibition, there will be no award for the best design in pavilions at Expo Australia : A floating box with walls sloping slightly 67. The Czechoslovakian pavilion won an award at outward encloses four upright trumpet-shaped columns. that exhibition in 1958. But either by direct com m is Most of the European pavilions are located Tn the Mexican shell sion or competition, the participating nations at Expo same area where widely contrasting shapes and mate have chosen already established masters or avant gar rials may be readily compared. One feature of the site planning was the use of water, de new-comers to design their pavilions. Many of the an element that gives a visual unity to the diversity over 70 nations are exhibiting for the first time in the of the architecture and landscaping. Americas, and they aim to impress. The theme pavilions, Man ihe Explorer, Man the Already, six months before its opening, visiting Producer, and Man the Provider, were centrally located architects are saying that Expo will be aesthetically on He Sainte-Helene and lie Notre-Dame to be poles of attraction and to symbolically represent the over-all theme “ Man and His W orld” . Planners also anticipated that the larger national pavilions such as the Canadian, American and that of the Soviet Union would probably be the most visited. ardiitecture They therefore placed these pavilions at the extremities of the site ensuring that the smaller countries bet ween them have readily accessible locations. Conse epoch-making. Dr. Karl Schwanzer, of Vienna, the quently, there is no such thing as a poor site for any designer of the Austrian pavilion, said Expo has “the participating nation. most exciting collection of buildings I have ever seen.” Building regulations at Expo specified that a' maxi Looking over the rapidly rising skyline of Expo mum of 60 per cent of each country’s exhibit space be at the beginning of 1967, one may already gel an im allocated to the pavilion, with the remaining plazas pression of the monumental scope of the Exhibition. affording varied perspectives of the individual pavilions, No one building dominates the 1,000-acre site. But and of the Exhibition as a whole. for sheer uniqueness the United States pavilion imme French Pavilion The combined efforts of the many engineers and diately strikes the eye. It is a geodesic dome, or “sky- architects who worked at Expo was not limited to fhe brcak bubble,” rising to a height of 20 storeys and Most of the buildings at Expo 67 needed little in the sole discipline of architecture; it also involved urban having a spherical diameter of 250 feet. The lightweight way of foundations. Light building materials such as development, landscaping, graphics, and industrial de space frame structure is a filigree of metal supporting aluminum, fibreglass, and pre-slressed concrete were sign. The over-all result adds up to a landmark in Can a transparent skin of plastic aTld glass panels. The used. Plastics have also been used extensively by Ca adian building achievement. dome is filled with natural light by day and glows nada, Monaco, Germany, Jamaica and the U.S.A. “Much will be forgotten about the buildings at Expo from interior lighting at night. One stipulation for buildings at World Exhibitions 67,” says Edouard Fisct, the Exhibition’s chief archi Computers will control the skin of the bubble ac is that they be torn down when the event is finished. tect, “but like other exhibitions, something permanent cording to the movement of the sun to maintain a Consequently, one would expect to see innumerable will emerge. It is too early to predict what may be comfortable artificial climate inside. fragile and flimsy structures. Such has not been the case, especially when one looks at the British pavilion. “ Craggy, tough and uncomprorrtTSTng,” is the way Sir Basil Spence described the British pavilion which he designed. The pavilion’s stark white walls rise out of the water evoking the idea that the British are an island people. It has an industrial appearance with exhibit halls deeply cantilevered over moats. The three- acre site is dominated by a truricated conical 200-foot tower topped by a three-dimensional, metallic Union Jack. This solid-looking building is made of asbestos with a spray coating of concrete. Next to the British pavilion, and in striking contrast to it, is the elegant pavilion of France. The sculptural form rests on arches in water and on land. Long aluminum fins follow an undulating moulded exterior wall surface. Curving roofs reach a level of 140 feet. The structure is constructed German Technostructure predominantly of reinforced concrete and contains se lasting. It might be the ingenious use of lightweight ven circular storeys, the largest having a diameter of materials to cover vast areas, the greater liberty of British Pavilion — "Tough, craggy 225 feet. With typical French flair a tail, narrow spire, plastic expression afforded by pre-stressed concrete, or reminiscent of a medieval Gothic steeple, reaches into and uncompromising" the use of cellular blocks and prefabricated techniques.” the sky from the modern structure. Thousands of tons of prefabricated steel have ar “But even more lasting than the architecture itself,” Nearby is the Canadian pavilion complex. Its most rived in Montreal from many ports for the pavilions. said Mr. Fiset, “wil