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The vision for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Museum, inaugurated in 1969, emerged from a rigorous design competition held between 1959 and 1960. The brief was as ambitious as it was precise, calling for a structure that would serve as "a perpetual homage to the memory of Calouste Gulbenkian, with its form reflecting his defining qualities—spiritual depth, boundless creativity, and a life of elegant simplicity."
The project demanded a harmonious integration of diverse spaces, encompassing a museum, auditoriums, a library, and the administrative and technical headquarters of the foundation. The chosen site, Parque de Santa Gertrudes in Palhavã, Lisbon, provided the perfect canvas for such an undertaking.
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