How do pavilions emerge in architecture? What role do they play in urban spaces? Beyond the multiple interpretations that exist around the world, the pavilion, as an architectural principle and typology, tends toward extroversion, often associated with a centrifugal nature and visual openness toward the horizon, which is linked to its origins as a tent offering shelter from the elements. Pavilions are usually identified as isolated and independent structures that can promote lateral openings in the urban space, panoramic or introspective views, technological reflections, and material experiments that are recognizable from the outside or once inside.
The pavilion in architecture responds to the need to experiment, whether through the use of certain materials or construction methods, the recycling and/or reuse of elements, the revitalization of specific urban areas, the creation of spaces for events, galleries, exhibitions, etc. Although its conception is often associated with an ephemeral and lightweight nature, several pavilions throughout history and today were originally designed as permanent structures or have been reconstructed and made stable over time. In fact, the German Pavilion in Barcelona was conceived as a temporary structure and dismantled after the end of the exhibition. Later, in 1983, reconstruction began due to the great interest generated by the work and its subsequent recognition as one of the key structures of the Modern Movement.
