The high-tech glass pavilion, built in just over a fortnight on open ground in front of the convention centre where the meeting is to be held, is powered by photovoltaic panels which cover the whole of its sloping south-facing wall.

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The latter will consist of three free-standing units a square glass pavilion (as a workroom for the sculptor's poet wife), a tall triangle of recycled steel (forming the sculptor's studio) and an arc-shaped monolith of untreated wood, whose patina will turn grey with age (for the couple's house).

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The steel and glass entry pavilion will include two large steel columns salvaged from the twin towers.

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The upper level has a two-story tower room, a wet bar, a glass-enclosed Conservatory and Pavilion that open onto a wraparound terrace with park and sunset views.

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This pavilion has a broad glass window that provides a grand lookout at the Olympic Stadium across the street, though it's not high enough to enable visitors to see events.

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He furnished the house with icons such as the original black glass table Mies made for the German Pavilion of the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Spain.

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Most of the greatest glass boxes were designed by Mies, who realized the potential of suspending a "glass curtain" on a steel frame as early as 1928 with his Barcelona Pavilion: Since all the support needed was provided by the metal, the architect could use walls to sculpt space, as Mies did brilliantly with a delicate balance of transparent and reflective surfaces.

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