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    Titanium seen in a whole new light


    The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. (Click on the photo for a hi-res panoramic view.)



    Iconoclastic architect Frank Gehry's Bilbao Guggenheim Museum was completed in 1997. From the beginning, Gehry wanted to sheathe the exterior with titanium, for its chameleon-like ability to reflect in varying hues depending on the weather and the time of day. When Russsian exports lowered the cost of titanium on the world market, Gehry's desire became economically viable.


    To the best of my knowledge, this is the only building in the world that is clad in titanium.





    Seen against a clear sky, titanium takes on a bluish cast. (Click on the photo for a hi-res image that reveals details of the titanium exterior.)




    Photographed during a low angle sun, titanium reflects like gold. (Click on the photo for a hi-res image that reveals the brick-like pattern of the titanium tiles.)





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    http://www.spanish-living.com/region...Guggenheim.php
    http://www.iadat.org/aci2005/index.htm
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    Man that really looks like the Disney Hall in LA

    Was it designed by Frank Gehry?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grubendol View Post
    Man, that [Guggenheim Museum] really looks like the Disney Hall in LA. Was that also designed by Frank Gehry?
    Frank Gehry designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.
    http://www.architectureweek.com/2003...esign_1-1.html


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    Yeah I knew Gehry designed the Disney Hall, but I didn't read all of your post to see that he designed the Guggenheim. My bad.

    I've been to Disney Hall a few times and the inside is more beautiful than the outside. It's designed to look like a Rose from above, because the Disney Widow loved roses.
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    Frank Gehry also designed the Springfield Concert Hall

    "Frank Gehry you've done it again!"

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    Bilbao

    I just spent a week in Bilbao on the company's dime. The Gugg, like the Disney Music Hall, is even better on the inside than the out. Unlike the DMH the Gugg is brilliant from the outside (yeah, don't much care for the DMH, not sure why).

    Incidentally, Bilbao is now my favorite city in Europe. The people, the architecture, the scenery, the food, the wine all beautiful and brilliant. If you find yourself in Spain and have a few extra days I can't recommend it highly enough.

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