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EEJ MAIN Aptitude QUESTION #10974
Question 1
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Spain) is a landmark of which architectural movement and who designed it?
  • High-Tech; Norman Foster
  • Deconstructivism; Frank Gehry✔️
  • Parametric Design; Zaha Hadid
  • Post-modernism; Robert Venturi
Correct Answer Explanation

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (opened 1997):

  • Architect: Frank Gehry
  • Style: Deconstructivism — fragmented, non-rectilinear forms, titanium-clad curved surfaces.
  • Famous for the 'Bilbao Effect' — it revitalised the entire city economically through architectural tourism.
  • The building uses CATIA (computer-aided design software originally for aircraft) to design its complex curved surfaces.
  • Materials: Titanium cladding, limestone, glass.