The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Subtitle: transforming a city
By: Georgene Poulakidas.
Series: Architectural wonders
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Museo Guggenheim Bilbao -- Juvenile literature.; Frank O. Gehry and Associates -- Juvenile literature.; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.; Frank O. Gehry and Associates.; Buildings.; Bilbao (Spain) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Bilbao (Spain)
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Chronicles the building of the modern art museum in Bilbao, Spain, describing how Frank Gehry and his architectural team overcame many design and construction obstacles, and examines how this "breathtaking architectural wonder" revitalized an old industrial city.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Choosing the museum site; title: Challenging design; title: From vision to reality; title: City transformed; title: New words.