Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country in northern Spain and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia). The city has 354,145 inhabitants (2006) and is the most financially and industrially active part of Greater Bilbao, the zone in which almost half of the Basque Country’s population lives.
Well we went to Bilbao and let me tell you it was awesome. We got to see a lot of modern architecture, as well as the old city. We got to see one of Calatravas Bridge, obviously the Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry, and the Airport extension made by Calatrava. These three buildings were absolutely outstanding. The Calatrava Bridge got some complains though. A citizen from Bilbao approached me and said that it was not a well-designed bridge because the material was getting oxidized, and also because the floor is made of glass, people tended to fall a lot when it rained. The bridge also has an extension made by another architect, which Calatrava is trying to sue because it destroys his architecture. The Guggenheim was amazing. Gehry knows how to thing outside the box. Before coming abroad, I was not a big fan of Gehry, but know my mind is changing slowly.
Pues otro viaje que hicimos fue a Bilbao, y déjame decirte que estuvo tremendo. Vimos muchos edificios modernos, al igual que la ciudad vieja. Vimos el Puente de Calatrava, el Museo Guggenheim y la extensión del aeropuerto hecha por Calatrava. Estos tres edificios me dejaron boquiabierto. El Puente de Calatrava no se gano el premio novel. Un ciudadano se acerco a mi y me comento que el puente tenia dos vallas. No era acero inoxidable y que el material del piso era inapropiado. El Guggeheim estuvo tremendo. Gehry si sabe pensar fuera de los parámetros y reglas. Antes de venir a Barcelona, no era un fanático de Gehry, pero tengo que admitir que estoy cambiando lentamente.
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