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Casa en la Bilbanía / Foraster Arquitectos

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Bilbao, Spain
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  545
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

AD Classics: The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao / Gehry Partners

Set on the edge of the Nervión River in Bilbao‭, ‬Spain, the Guggenheim Museum is a fusion of complex‭, ‬swirling forms and captivating materiality that responds to an intricate program and an industrial urban context‭. ‬With over a hundred exhibitions and more than ten million visitors to its recognition‭, ‬Frank Gehry‮’‬s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao not only changed the way that architects and people think about museums, but also boosted Bilbao's economy with its astounding success‭.‭ ‬In fact‭, ‬the phenomenon of a city‮’‬s transformation following the construction of a significant piece of architecture is now referred to as the‭ ‬‮“‬Bilbao Effect‭.‬‮”‬‭ ‬Twenty years on, the Museum continues to challenge assumptions about the connections between art and architecture‭ today.

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Living Architectures: Gehry's Vertigo / Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine

Fourth project of the Living Architectures series, Gehry's Vertigo offers to the spectator a rare and vertiginous trip on the top roofs of the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao. Through the portrait of the climbing team in charge of the glass cleaning, their ascensions, their techniques and difficulties, this film observes the complexity and virtuosity of Frank Gehry's architecture.

AA Bilbao Visiting School: "Computing topos II"


Fronton Bizkaia / Gastón & Ruiz Pardo

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Nerua Restaurant / ACXT

Nerua Restaurant / ACXT - Image 24 of 4
© Aitor Ortiz

Architects: ACXT Location: Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain Architect In Charge: César Caicoya Gómez-Morán Design Team: Beatriz Pagoaga, Oscar da Costa Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Aitor Ortiz

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Zero Space & VIP Lounge / ACXT

Zero Space & VIP Lounge / ACXT - Featured Image
© Aitor Ortiz

Architects: ACXT Location: Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain Architect In Charge: César Caicoya Gómez-Morán Design Team: Beatriz Pagoaga Lighting Consultant: Susaeta Prolighting Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Aitor Ortiz

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BBK Sarriko Centre / ACXT

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  • Architects: IDOM
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project

"Processing Environments" Symposium

"Processing Environments" Symposium - Featured Image

The Processing Environments symposium is organized by the Architectural Association in collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and sponsored by the Bilbao Municipality and the Institut Français in Bilbao. It will take place next 19th June at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

The symposium is directed by Maider Llaguno and Clara Olóriz and some of the invited speakers are Alejandro Zaera-Polo (ex FOA, currently AZPA), Juan Herreros, Iñaki Begisitain, Eva Castro & Alfredo Ramirez (Groundlab), Philippe Rahm, and Efrén García Grinda & Cristina Díaz Moreno.

The admission is free.

More information and the complete program after the break

Teacher Training College / ACXT

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  • Architects: IDOM: ACXT (César Azcárate)

IDOM Headquarters / ACXT

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  • Architects: IDOM: ACXT
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  14400
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alucoil, BANDALUX, Kalzip, Parklex Prodema, Pontarolo Engineering

Refurbishment of Deusto University / ACXT

Refurbishment of Deusto University / ACXT - University, Arch
© Aitor Ortiz / Courtesy ACXT
Bilbao, Spain
  • Architects: IDOM
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1012709
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012

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Church of Miribilla / IMB Arquitectos

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Bilbao, Spain
  • Architects: IMB Arquitectos
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Panel Omega Zeta

Bilbao Arena / ACXT

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  • Architects: IDOM: ACXT / Javier Pérez Uribarri y Nicolás Espinosa Barrientos
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  30808
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Cruise Ship Terminal in Bilbao / [baragaño]

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  • Architects: [baragaño]
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1482
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Biscay Statutory Library / IMB Arquitectos

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Bilbao, Spain
  • Architects: IMB Arquitectos: IMB Arquitectos / Gloria Iriarte, Eduardo Múgica, Agustín de la Brena
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007

Bilbao City Hall sentenced to pay compensation to Calatrava

Bilbao City Hall sentenced to pay compensation to Calatrava - Featured Image

Provincial Court of Bizkaia has sentenced Bilbao City Hall to pay a 30,000 euros compensation to architect Santiago Calatrava for modifying the Zubi-Zuri bridge, by adding a gateway to access Isozaki Towers. The court considered that the “general interest” doesn’t prevail over the “moral right” of the author.

Bilbao Exhibition Centre / ACXT

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  • Architects: IDOM: ACXT
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2005
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  RMIG