Blue Hour Architecture, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

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After 9 years I have had the chance to see more from Bilbao. The first visit this year was during daylight of which more later.
Today I want to show you a photo of the second day. The weather startet very beautiful this morning, so my son Bastian and I decided to go to Bilbao. We wanted to take photos from the fascinating architecture of the Guggenheim Museum at the blue hour.
My result you see above and more in my comment ;-).

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Atlantic Coast. The Guggenheim is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The museum features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.

The curves on the building were designed to appear random. The architect has been quoted as saying that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". When it was opened to the public in 1997, it was immediately hailed as one of the world's most spectacular buildings in the style of Deconstructivism, although Gehry does not associate himself with that architectural movement. Architect Philip Johnson called it "the greatest building of our time".

The museum's design and construction serve as an object lesson in Gehry's style and method. Like many of Gehry's other works, it has a structure that consists of radically sculpted, organic contours. Sited as it is in a port town, it is intended to resemble a ship. Its brilliantly reflective titanium panels resemble fish scales, echoing the other organic life (and, in particular, fish-like) forms that recur commonly in Gehry's designs, as well as the river Nervión upon which the museum sits. Also in typical Gehry fashion, the building is uniquely a product of the period's technology. Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) and visualizations were used heavily in the structure's design. Read more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao

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Nach 9 Jahren hatte ich an zwei Tagen die Gelegenheit mehr von Bilbao zu sehen. Der erste Besuch dieses Jahr war während des Tages, dazu mehr später.
Heute möchte ich euch ein Foto vom zweiten Tag zeigen. Das Wetter war schon seit morgens zauberhaft schön und so entschlossen mein Sohn Bastian und ich uns nach Bilbao zu fahren. Wir wollten die faszinierende Architektur des Guggenheim Museum zur wunderschönen blauen Stunde aufnehmen.
Mein Ergebnis seht ihr oben und mehr unten ;-).

Das Guggenheim-Museum Bilbao ist ein Kunstmuseum für Moderne Kunst in Bilbao im spanischen Baskenland. Es hat eine Ausstellungsfläche von 11.000 m² und zeigt sowohl eine Dauerausstellung sowie externe Wanderausstellungen. Das Museum ist eines von sieben Guggenheim-Museen der US-amerikanischen Stiftung Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

Das einem Oval ähnliche Gebäude befindet sich an der Ria des Flusses Nervión in der Innenstadt Bilbaos. Architekt ist der kanadisch-US-amerikanische Architekt und Designer Frank O. Gehry. Das 1997 fertiggestellte Gebäude ist für seinen dekonstruktivistischen Baustil berühmt. Die Bauzeit betrug vier Jahre. Das Gebäude wurde in der geplanten Bauzeit als auch im Budgetrahmen errichtet. Das Konstrukt wurde zuvor mit CATIA berechnet. Das Guggenheim-Museum ist eine der bedeutendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt. 2001 erhielt es den „Outstanding Structure Award“ der IABSE. Mehr: Wikipedia

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Taken in: España / Euskadi / Bilbao / Abando (show map)

Taken on: April 28, 2010

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