Are World's Fairs a Thing of the Past? The Role that Architecture Played on One of History's Biggest Stages

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World’s Fairs seem to be a memory of the distant past. These mega-scale events once brought us culinary staples, technological advancements, and introduced some of the most notable examples of architecture and landmarks that impact how we think about design and construction even in the present day. Throughout the numerous fairs and expos that were held, architectural discourse itself significantly advanced and the pomp and circumstance that surrounded these muscular flexes of international innovation reimagined what life would be like in the decades to come.

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Cite: Kaley Overstreet. "Are World's Fairs a Thing of the Past? The Role that Architecture Played on One of History's Biggest Stages" 16 Apr 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/960212/are-worlds-fairs-a-thing-of-the-past-the-role-that-architecture-played-on-one-of-historys-biggest-stages> ISSN 0719-8884
1964 World's Fair held in New York City. Image Courtesy of Abandoned NYC

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