Design: Natassa Lianou+ Ermis Chalvatzis

Project Team: Simone Tchonova,
Magdalini Vraila

Structural Engineering: BuroHappold Engineering

Area:
220sqm

Location:
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Year:
2016

The Atlanta Iconic Pavilion is the second iteration of the Intralot Iconic Pavilion series designed by LC Architects, deployed at a major exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Building on the success of the London pavilion, the Atlanta version demonstrates the structure's core design principle: a truly portable, reusable architectural installation that maintains its striking visual impact across different locations and contexts.

LC Architects designed the pavilion as a lightweight, tensile fabric structure based on a hyperbolic paraboloid geometry. The form creates a dramatic sweeping canopy that commands attention in any exhibition environment. The engineering and material selection — working with advanced tensile fabrics and a minimal structural frame — ensure the pavilion can be efficiently transported, assembled, and disassembled without compromising its architectural quality.

The pavilion's design earned recognition from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), receiving the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Tensile Architecture. This accolade confirms LC Architects' expertise in lightweight structures and fabric architecture, a specialist discipline that bridges architecture and engineering.

For Intralot, the pavilion serves as a powerful brand statement — a signature architectural presence that travels with the company to international exhibitions and events. The design communicates innovation, dynamism, and forward-thinking values, directly supporting the client's corporate identity.

The Atlanta Iconic Pavilion reinforces LC Architects' portfolio in portable and exhibition architecture, demonstrating that temporary structures can achieve the same architectural ambition and spatial quality as permanent buildings. The project exemplifies the practice's commitment to computational design, material innovation, and sustainable thinking through the reusability of the structure.