Library for the University of Deusto

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Rafael Moneo
Rafael Moneo Vallés

The imposing presence of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum has oriented - literally - the Library, which looks out onto him, turning due respect into a favourable factor for the development of his architecture.

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And this awareness that in designing the building we are always intervening in the city explains its volumetry, deferential both to César Pelli's tower and Siza Vieira's Rectorate building of the University of the Basque Country, and to the park, to whose daily life it contributes with the lively public space of the cafeteria courtyard.

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General information

Library for the University of Deusto

YEAR

2009

Status

Built

Option to visit

Free visit

Address

St. Ramón Rubial, 1

48009 Bilbao - Bizkaia

Latitude: 43.269016049

Longitude: -2.937057637

Classification

Building materials

Glass

Built area

más de 20000 m²

Involved architects

Rafael Moneo Vallés

Collaborators

Jesús Jiménez Cañas (Structure)

Alejandro Bernabeu (Structure)

Úrculo Ingenieros + PGi (Installations)

Valerio Canals Revilla (Architect in charge of the project)

Juan de Dios Hernández (Model maker)

Santiago Hernán (Technical Architect)

Jesús Rey (Model maker)

Involved architectural firms

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Location

43.269016049 -2.937057637 b16a7b02-7263-4cce-bda2-b92942922695 Built
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Bizkaia

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