THE GUGGENHEIM,at Bilbao

What?

Museum: One Of The Many Guggenheim Museums Around The World

Where?

Bilbao in northern SpainAt the bank of river

nervionAdjacent to la salve

bridge

SITE CONTEXT

When?

Started 1991

Completed 1997

Why?

History of Bilbao.The condition of Bilbao was deteriorating.(flood, unemployment, and many other reasons) But when the Guggenheim was constructed everything changed.(tourism skyrocketed)

BILBAO EFFECT:

Bilbao effect : the targeted enhancement of a landscape through new and spectacular buildings.

Bilbao is a clear case of success of city branding.

A city that managed to transform its gloomy past into a brilliant future.

How?

1. 2. 3.

CONCEPT - DECONSTRUCTION

• inspiration: SAILS OF A SHIP / whale / flower

• Stands out

• Reacts with the bridge and river

Rear view

1.

• PLANNING CONCEPT:

Concentric Galleries

2.

3.

Glass facades fill the gaps between galleries

Ground floor galleries linked by central atrium.

4.Upper floor galleries linked with passageways.

Steel Skeleton With a cladding of…

MATERIALS USED:

Limestone Glass Titanium

PUBLIC SPACES

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About the architect:• 86 years old

• American, Canadian

• believes building is a sculpture

• Believes that life is chaotic, the buildings should reflect it

“My father used to call me a dreamer, which he didn’t mean as a compliment, and he was right.He just underestimated the power of dreaming

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QUOTE

GEHRY RESIDENCE

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DISNEY CONCERT HALL LA

CreditsMap Marker by Lauren Frager from the Noun ProjectQuestion by Jessica Lock from the Noun Projectrocks by Madeleine Bennett from the Noun ProjectSteel by Philippe Vossel from the Noun Projectwindow by Fabiano Coelho from the Noun ProjectGraph by Matthew Hawdon from the Noun Projectquestion mark by Kervin Markle from the Noun ProjectCyborg Brain by Aha-Soft from the Noun Projectscrew by Jetro Cabau Quirós from the Noun ProjectMetal by Rodrigo Vidinich from the Noun ProjectZhou wenjun behanceRicaedo mota behanceJose maria sancho behance