The celebratory piece Eclipse marks the 20th anniversary of the classification of the historic centre of Porto as Unesco World Heritage site. A temporary installation, Eclipse is a project by architecture studio FAHR 021.3 who created a sphere that temporarily shifts the centre of the city square towards its gravitational pull. 

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Architects: FAHR 021.3

Location: Porto, Portugal

Area: 36.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Music & Sound Design: João Bento Soares

Light Support: Flymedia

Engineering: NCREP

Construction: Fernando Moreira da Silva & Filhos

Initiative: Alumia
Promoter: Porto Lazer

Support: Centro Português de Fotografia and Bombeiros Porto Sapadores

Co Financing: Norte 2020, Portugal 2020 and União Europeia - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento

Video: Patrícia Viana Almeida

Video Music & Sound Design: João Bento Soares

From the architect. The celebratory piece Eclipse marks the 20th anniversary of the classification of the historic centre of Porto as Unesco World Heritage site. A temporary installation, Eclipse is a project by architecture studio FAHR 021.3 who created a sphere that temporarily shifts the centre of the city square towards its gravitational pull. 

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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