Modern Architecture

Of course the Guggenheim and so on are also "modern" architecture in its broadest sense, but I felt they deserved their own individual pages. This page is a temporary resting place for a few interesting buildings which I have not yet had sufficient time to document properly and which may also get their own pages in due course. Bilbao is certainly worth a visit for anyone interested in architecture; even without the catalytic effect of the Guggenheim, there is plenty to see, and since then... Top row is the Alhondiga which uniquely features both in the historic architecture section for its original shell by Ricardo Bastida (1909) as well as its interior remodelling (2010) by Philippe (Golden Turd) Starck. Next down is the adjacent Bizkaia Plaza Building (2006) by Soriano & Palacio who are also responsible for the Palacio Euskalduna. Third row, the Osakidetza Offices by Coll Barreu which, contrary to its 1980's appearance dates from as recently as 2008. And lastly, the 2013 San Mames stadium hovering menacingly over the former shipyards designed by ACXT.