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Guggenheim II


Guggenheim II
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Copyright: Toni Alvarez (toni) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 132 W: 0 N: 32] (793)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2001-07
Categories: Architecture, Artwork, Experimental, Abstract, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Minolta Maxxum 9, Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO G
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-12 16:53
Viewed: 888
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Designed by the North American architect Frank O. Gehry, this unique Museum built on a 32,500 square meter site in the center of Bilbao represents an amazing construction feat. On one side it runs down to the waterside of the Nervión River, 16 meters below the level of the rest of the city of Bilbao. One end is pierced through by the huge Puente de La Salve, one of the main access routes into the city.



The perfect setting: architecture for art´s sake
The building itself is an extraordinary combination of interconnecting shapes. Orthogonal blocks in limestone contrast with curved and bent forms covered in titanium. Glass curtain walls provide the building with the light and transparency it needs. Owing to their mathematical complexity, the sinuous stone, glass, and titanium curves were designed with the aid of computers. The glass walls were made and installed to protect the works of art from heat and radiation. The half-millimeter thick "fish-scale" titanium panels covering most of the building are guaranteed to last one hundred years. As a whole, Gehry's design creates a spectacular, eminently visible structure that has the presence of a huge sculpture set against the backdrop of the city.
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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4267 W: 414 N: 6826] (42710)
  • [2005-07-13 6:29]

Hi Toni

I like the unusual shape of the museum building, as well as the superb tonal range & pp work. Well done!

J'aime beaucoup l'outil postériser.
Ici il fonctionne à merveille pour mettre en valeur l'édifice.
Le ciel étoilé est aussi très beau.
David

Hi Toni,
I love Frank O'Gehry's work. In my city we have 3 buildings created by his plans.
Your picture and your artwork (PS) are great. Very nice.
Nino

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