Abandoibarra (in

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

, ''Abando'' and ''ibar'', "Abando valley") is an area of the city of

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, Spain, located next to the

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in the neighborhood of

Abando Abando, formerly known as ''San Vicente de Abando'', is one of the eight districts of Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). It covers most of the city's centre, located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao. It is the only district of Bilbao with ...

. After the process of deindustrialization experienced by the town since the mid-1990s, Abandoibarra became the central axis of urban regeneration in the city, continuing today in

Zorrotzaurre Zorrotzaurre ( es, Zorrozaurre) is an artificial island located within the Deusto district of Bilbao, Spain. History It was first formed as a peninsula during the 1950s and the 1960s, when a canal was built to facilitate navigation in the estuar ...

Buildings

Abandoibarra has built many buildings of great importance to Bilbao, such as the following: * Isozaki Atea (architect

Arata Isozaki Arata Isozaki (磯崎新, ''Isozaki Arata''; born 23 July 1931) is a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019. Biography Isozaki was ...

). * Museoalde building (Agvar Arquitectos and Axis Arquitectura y Urbanismo). *

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Sp ...

(architect Frank Gehry). * Library of the

University of Deusto The University of Deusto ( es, Universidad de Deusto; eu, Deustuko Unibertsitatea) is a Spanish private university owned by the Society of Jesus, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastián, and the Deusto Business School branch in Madrid. The Un ...

(architect

Rafael Moneo José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003 and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021. Biography Born in Tudela, Spain, Moneo studied at ...

). * Auditorium of the UPV/EHU (architect

Álvaro Siza Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

). *

Iberdrola Tower The Iberdrola Tower ( eu, Iberdrola dorrea, es, Torre Iberdrola) is an office skyscraper in Bilbao, Spain. Its construction started on 19 March 2009 and was officially inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I on 21 February 2012. The tower has a hei ...

(architect César Pelli). * Block of dwellings of Eugenio Aguinaga. * Blocks of houses of Carlos Ferrater. * Etxargi building by César Portela. * Artklass building by

Rob Krier Rob Krier (born 1938 in Grevenmacher) is a Luxembourgian sculptor, architect, urban designer, and theorist. He is former professor of architecture at Vienna University of Technology, Austria. From 1993 to mid-2010 he worked in partnership with arc ...

. * Residential Parkeder (architects Iskander Atutxa and Jon Urrutikoetxea). * Housing on Lehendakari Leizaola street (architect Luis Peña Ganchegui). * Hotel Meliá Bilbao (architect

Ricardo Legorreta Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (May 7, 1931 – December 30, 2011) was a Mexican architect. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in Mexico, the United States of America and some other countries. He was awarde ...

). * Zubiarte Shopping Center (architect Robert Stern). * Euskadi Square (architect

Diana Balmori Diana Balmori Ling (June 4, 1932 – November 14, 2016) was a landscape and urban designer. She was the founder of the landscape design firm Balmori Associates. Early life and education Born in Gijón, Spain, Diana Balmori spent most of her ...

). *

Euskalduna Palace The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall (''Palacio Euskalduna'' in Spanish, ''Euskalduna Jauregia'' in Basque) is located in the city of Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain), beside the Estuary of Bilbao, built in part of the area that was fo ...

(architects Federico Soriano and architect Dolores Palacios).

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