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Architecture

Expo 2025 Portugal Pavilion

Kengo Kuma and Associates
2025Kengo Kuma and Associates · Photo : Tugce Ari

A skin of suspended ropes covers the façades of the Portuguese pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka. This photograph by Tugce Ari shows the vertical lines, curved canopies and the building’s relationship with the promenade. Kengo Kuma and Associates uses maritime ropes to evoke Portugal’s and Japan’s connections with the ocean.

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ArchitectureSpatial design
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Learning guide

Ideas for practice

This breakdown is a Framely learning notes based on type of work and discipline. It does not claim to describe the exact steps followed on this project when the artist has not published them.

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01

Concept & location

Define the idea, the location, the subject, the light and what is to be constructed or actually captured.

02

Lighting & production

Prepare equipment, timing, subject direction and lighting strategy before shooting.

03

Capture

Photograph with sufficient exposure, perspective and continuity to maintain a credible image.

04

Retouching & color

Assemble or clean if necessary, then unify contrast, material, grain and color without losing photographic logic.

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Tools & skills to explore

These are typical learning tracks for this discipline, not a statement about the exact software used for this project.

CameraLightingCapture One / LightroomPhotoshopCompositionExposureLightingRetouchColor

Original source

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