Ephemeral and pavilion architecture is a recognized branch of the discipline: the meeting point between historical building typologies, digital fabrication, and the reality of temporary use. It is, quite literally, the bridge between heritage work and experience design: both are about designing places that bring people together, just at different timescales — permanent in one case, ephemeral in the other.
This pillar groups the design work behind events and collective experiences: Surf, Villa Navideña, Miss Universe, and other temporary architecture projects. These aren’t standalone pieces or a departure from architectural practice — they’re the same design thinking applied to temporality and collective culture, instead of permanence.
Designing an ephemeral experience demands the same thing as designing a building: understanding the place, the use, and the people who will inhabit it — even if only for one night.