![]() ![]() Connected with the Roman excavation, the museum is in the basement with an entrance in the thickest parasol column, and a large stairway leading up to street level. The interlinked mushrooms in the final concept that seem like an amorphous blob, are actually designed on four levels. The organic curves and ballooning forms of these 'parasols', rising up out of the ground like giant metallic mushrooms, contrast with the more mundane rectangles surrounding this former parking lot in Seville. Keeping in tradition with the avant-garde artists, the liquid-like curves of the design were inspired by the city of Seville itself, with its vaulted church interiors, and Moorish ornaments such as the Andalusian grilles and large sprawling trees. Visualized as a commercial center where contemporary urban commerce and tourism co-exist with the town's ancient archaeological remains, Seville Parasol intends to revitalize an uninspiring area of the city. Architects-designed Metropol Parasol, Seville's new public canopy in Spain, is underway and slated for completion in 2010.
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