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The Ágora Valéncia pavilion as it will look once completed, Source: Ajuntament de Valencia

Valencia will showcase the strength of local design with an innovative building

Valencia will showcase the strength of local design with an innovative building

The pavilion will serve as the focal point for the World Design Capital 2022 event

Yesterday, the mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó presented the Ágora Valéncia pavilion project. This is an architectural installation that will serve as the headquarters and meeting place for participants and visitors to the World Design Capital 2022 event taking place in the city in June.

The modular structure, which will be at the Town Hall Square, will represent the best of local design and architecture, replete with symbolism around the themes of sustainability and aesthetics. Its construction has already started and will take two months to complete.

After the end of the event, the building will be moved to Valencia Marina where it will once again serve as a focal point – this time of the planned Design District of the city.

Light and natural construction materials

The aim of Miguel Arraiz, the local architect who is in charge of designing the pavilion, is for the installation to demonstrate the link between the city, industry and the potential of design.

The Ágora Valéncia, with a floor plan of 24 by 10 meters and a height of 10 meters, will be made of wood and ceramic rod. The ceiling, made by the faller (Valencian parade floats) artist Manolo García, symbolizes the waves of the Mediterranean Sea and will be illuminated at night as if it were a lighthouse. The structure is a sustainable project, in which 50% of recycled materials have been used.

The pavilion will host the first of seven Signature Events promoted in conjunction with the World Design Organization, which will attract more than two million people - 200,000 of whom, are foreign visitors.

The Agora is an ephemeral structure that will remain in Ciutat Vella for six months, from June to December. It will then be moved to the Marina de Valencia thanks to the modular construction system with which it has been made. Up to 70% of the water has been saved in the production process of the materials, and no solvents have been used.

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