Beyond the Guggenheim

Please do not overlook this wonderful essay by Michael Jennings on Bilbao's life beyond Gehry's Guggenheim.

And of course there is the Guggenheim museum... this is actually extremely well integrated into the city, and is designed in such a way that its pathways and doors are aligned with the streets and paths of the city itself. Plus it is positioned so that you often catch interesting glimpses of it as you walk down Bilbao's streets.

The Guggenheim is in fact a part of Bilbao and yet this post is absolutely the very first time I have read anything about that aspect of it (not conclusive I agree). I think that's symptomatic of the problem with 'starchitecture.'

And don't forget this post here about the Bilbao rail system.