Guggenheim - Mist
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation selected Frank Gehry as the architect for the Guggenheim. They encouraged him to design something daring and innovative.The curves on the exterior of the building were intended to appear random; the architect said that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". The interior is designed around a large, light-filled atrium with views of Bilbao's estuary and the surrounding hills of the Basque country. The atrium, which Gehry nicknamed The Flower because of its shape, serves as the organizing center of the museum.
It has been described as "a fantastic dream ship of undulating form in a cloak of titanium" its brilliantly reflective panels also reminiscent of fish scales.
Guggenheim - Mist
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation selected Frank Gehry as the architect for the Guggenheim. They encouraged him to design something daring and innovative.The curves on the exterior of the building were intended to appear random; the architect said that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". The interior is designed around a large, light-filled atrium with views of Bilbao's estuary and the surrounding hills of the Basque country. The atrium, which Gehry nicknamed The Flower because of its shape, serves as the organizing center of the museum.
It has been described as "a fantastic dream ship of undulating form in a cloak of titanium" its brilliantly reflective panels also reminiscent of fish scales.