Tag Archives: Frank Gehry

Vitra Design Museum – Weil am Rhein, Germany

Vitra is Swiss-based furniture-making company of German origin that was founded in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum. In the early 1980s the director, Rolf Fehlbaum, began collecting the furniture of named designers such as husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames, George … Continue reading

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Museum Guggenheim Bilbao – Spain (Museo Guggenheim Bilbao)

Designed by the architect Frank O. Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is located on a plot of 32,500 sqm at the same level as the Nervion estuary, i.e. 16 metres below the level of the city, bounded at one … Continue reading

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Experience Music Project – Seattle

Located near the Space Needle at Seattle Centre, the 140,000-square-foot Experience Music Project is a celebration of American popular music and the culture that is its stimulus. Through a variety of interactive programs, visitors will learn about music history. They … Continue reading

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Nationale-Nederlanden Building – Prague (Dancing House)

Prague’s historic district has long been a broad mix of epic styles carefully watched over by the city’s preservationist community. The Nationale-Nederlanden Building’s site, at a crucial corner along the Vltava River, was a challenging context for Gehry’s dancing towers. … Continue reading

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The Condé Nast Cafeteria – New York

The 280-seat Conde Nast cafeteria is intended to provide employees with a convenient lunchtime dining and meeting facility. It includes a main dining area, a server, and four private dining rooms. In the main dining room, booths that accommodate four … Continue reading

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