Frank Gehry, the world famous architect best known for the innovative Guggenhiem Museum in Spain, has designed a new biodiversity museum in Panama City. The “The Bridge of Life” Museum will house exhibits that showcase the diversity of life at the crossroads of two continents. Permanent exhibits currently being developed include an exhibit focusing on interdependent systems in ecology, an exhibit with full scale models of extinct animals that once inhabited the isthmus, and an exhibit on the separation of the aquatic ecosystems of the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The museum is in a partnership with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and will be the first international museum incorporated into the Smithsonian’s affiliations program.
The impressive architecture of the new building will surely bring prestige to the city, as Frank Gehry has become one of the most sought after architects in recent memory
The museum is being built at the Amador Causeway, a location only a few blocks from the main cruise ship port in Panama City. The area is currently being developed as a major tourist destination, with the Gehry designed biodiversity museum as the centerpiece. The impressive architecture of the new building will surely bring prestige to the city, as Frank Gehry has become one of the most sought after architects in recent memory. His buildings have included world famous landmarks such as the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Experience Music Project in Seattle.
Panama City’s new biodiversity museum is currently slated to be completed in 2024, and once open will bring a level of prestige to the city through its world class architecture and affiliation with one of the most important tropical research institutions in the world.
Check out these pictures of the buildings design from the Bridge of Life’s website:
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