Case Study - 250 words Research and Images (Preliminary Research)
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by famous architect Frank Gehry and built by Ferrovial, is a building of composed of Gehry's signature styles of continuous curvatures and free-form sculpture designs.
Opened in 1997, the building was immediately named the world's most spectacular building in the style of Deconstructivism (though Gehry does not associate himself with the architectural movement) and also became probably the most often mentioned new building through 1998 and 1999.
The building itself can be called a product of the period's technology. Gehry's use of a combination of Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) and visualizations, enabled him to translate poetic forms into reality.
Located in a "port town", the building was intended to resemble a ship. In addition, the seemingly "random" curvatures of the building, as quoted by the architect himself, were designed with the intentions of catching light. Combined with the use of reflective titanium panels, glass and stone, the building not only "catches" light but also resembles fish scales, which echoes the other organic life forms that recur commonly in Frank Gehry's other designs.
""One of the most innovative buildings of the 20th century"
—Philip Johnson"References (Images)
- http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/
- http://www.greatbuildings.com
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