#bilbaoeffect

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Globalization of Visual Culture

[michelenastasi]

Iberdrola Tower and Abandoibarra, Bilbao 2010 #starchitecture #monacellipress #bilbao #guggenheimbilbao #guggenheimmuseum #iberdrolatower #architecturephoto #cesarpelli #alvarosiza #abandoibarra #bridge #architecturephoto #zubiarte #ferrater #moneo #urbanlandscape #europe #bilbaoeffect

[explorationofthephantasm-blog]

“But I am sceptical that designing in the full glare of public competitions encourages architects to produce better buildings. The charged atmosphere promotes flamboyance rather than careful thought, and favours the glib and obvious over the subtle and nuanced. Young architects of today have built their reputations almost entirely by participating in competitions; a friend of mine calls them "competition show dogs." And show dogs are rarefied creatures, often refined and styled to the point of caricature.”

Rybczynski, W. (2002). The Bilbao Effect. The Atlantic Monthly, v.290, n.2, pp. 138-142.