Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
LocationSpain
Year1997
TypeMuseum
About Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Designed by Frank Gehry using titanium panels. The titanium skin covers 33,000 square meters. Credited with single-handedly revitalizing the city of Bilbao. The Bilbao Effect became an urban planning term. Over 1 million visitors in its first year. The curves were designed using aerospace software.
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