The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1999) [Short]

UK (MIFF1999,Urban Myths)
Director: David Collier

Celebrated architect Frank Gehry s extraordinary building in Northern Spain resembles a gigantic abstract sculpture in titanium, glass and limestone. David Collier's documentary reveals the story behind this surreal, golden edifice in the heart of Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum is a luminous, inspiring cathedral to modern design, a structure that gained its original shape from abstract freehand drawings. Collier's film follows the process from inspiration to construction, allowing for insightful interviews and discussion of the entire monumental undertaking.

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