The riotously sculptural $100-million Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for
Brain Health in Las Vegas, the story is about the depths - and ultimately
the limits - of the human mind.
While the signature steel forms of the Lou Ruvo Center may at first suggest
the building is just another Gehry project, think again. What distinguishes
this Gehry design from the rest is that it is the only one for hire, not to
mention that the building has received critical praise from the Los Angeles
Times architecture critic, Christopher Hawthorne, as having the most
impressive Gehry-designed interior space since the architect's Disney
Concert Hall in 2003. The complex comprises two wings connected by an open
courtyard: a dedicated research center, located at the northern end of the
building, and a 'for-hire' event space, dubbed the Life Activity Center,
located at the southern end. Architecturally, the two spaces are
dramatically different and yet together they form a cohesive whole. The
four-storey clinic, which houses medical offices, patient rooms and research
space, is rational. From one of my favourite 'design' blogs cubme.com.
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