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
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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