Teams of workers stretch out the single 100,000 sq. ft. piece of space-age fabric that would become the roof of the air-inflated US Pavilion.  (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
The ultra-simple form of the US Pavilion belied its structural sophistication: its principles of "skewed symmetry" were patented after EXPO 70. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
To visitors (in zig-zag line, lower left) the US Pavilion appeared low and understated, but this aerial shot reveals its enormous scale. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
Supported only by air-pressure and stabilized by interior lashed steel cables, the fabric roof covered an area equal in size to 2 football fields. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
Japan hosted EXPO '70 Osaka 25 years after WW II to signal to the world that she had officially become part of the 20th century's future. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
NASA provided flight-flown items for display in Osaka. Here, equipment used in the successful 1969 Apollo 11 Lunar landing Mission. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
A Moon Rock brought back to earth by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 was the most popular exhibit on the entire Osaka fairgrounds. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
MoMA's "Ten Photographers" Exhibit showing America's diversity was well received by the Japanese, but American reaction was split.  (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
Claes Oldenberg's giant kinetic sculpture, "Ice Bag", inflated, deflated, raised, lowered and twisted to the delight of EXPO visitors.  (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
LACMA's groundbreaking "New Arts" Exhibit included Rockne Krebs' argon and helium neon laser installation, seen here. (Photo: Courtesy, Chermayeff & Geismar)
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