The oldest building still in use in the world is the Pantheon in Rome. It was built in 117 AD, nearly 2000 years old. It must look a bit odd when it was first completed. The building is round and has an enormous dome on top. Looking at its exterior now it may not look much, but it is still one of the most admired buildings in the world, mainly because of its age and the construction technique used in the building. I wonder if any of our iconic buildings today would survive as long. Would they still appear as aesthetically pleasing as they are now?
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is such an iconic building today. It has become the landmark of the city of Bilbao. Just like the Tower Bridge to London, the Statue of Liberty to New York, and the Eiffel Tower to Paris. In this sense the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao is a big success. Nobody can take that away. Not only has the building shown us the use of new construction technique and the use of new material, it was also completed on time and within budget. I was not sure how to look at the building before my visit. But after looking at it, I think it is a great building and a piece of architectural art.
The oldest building still in use in the world is the Pantheon in Rome. It was built in 117 AD, nearly 2000 years old. It must look a bit odd when it was first completed. The building is round and has an enormous dome on top. Looking at its exterior now it may not look much, but it is still one of the most admired buildings in the world, mainly because of its age and the construction technique used in the building. I wonder if any of our iconic buildings today would survive as long. Would they still appear as aesthetically pleasing as they are now?
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is such an iconic building today. It has become the landmark of the city of Bilbao. Just like the Tower Bridge to London, the Statue of Liberty to New York, and the Eiffel Tower to Paris. In this sense the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao is a big success. Nobody can take that away. Not only has the building shown us the use of new construction technique and the use of new material, it was also completed on time and within budget. I was not sure how to look at the building before my visit. But after looking at it, I think it is a great building and a piece of architectural art.
3. NON DAGO
• Frank Gehry arkitekto estatubatuarrak
Ibaizabal ibaiaren parean eraiki zuen,
Salveko zubiaren ondoan.
4. ZEREZ EGINDA DAGO
• Frank Gehryren erabaki pertsonala izan
zen titanioa erabiltzea. Titanioa
aukeratu aurretik beste 29 material
desberdinekin probak egin ziren. Obrak
hasi zirenean titanioak nazioarteko
merkatuetan izandako prezio igoerak
arriskuan jarri zuen museoaren
eraikuntza, baina azkenik Errusiatik
etorritako titanio merkeagoak obrak
amaitzea posible egin zuen.
5. NOIZ ZABALDU ZEN
• 1997ko urriaren 18an zabaldu zuten,
bertan Jose Antonio Ardanza
lehendakaria eta Espainiako errege Joan
Karlos I.a egon zirelarik. Museoa
dekonstruktibismoaren estilo
arkitektonikoan eraiki zen, eta CATIA
izeneko programa informatikoa erabili
zuten museoa osatzen duten titaniozko
pieza guztiak diseinatzeko.