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Agravitas<\/strong>, the extension of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum<\/strong> designed by architects Norman Foster<\/strong> and Luis Mar\u00eda Uriarte<\/strong>, has been inaugurated. MC2 Estudio de Ingenier\u00eda<\/strong> designed its structure and provided technical assistance throughout the almost four years of construction.<\/p>\n

A museum with more than a century of history in the city of Bilbao has now been extended as a bridge over its historic buildings. Resting on its iconic V-shaped columns and with a 55 m span, it creates remarkable spaces such as the Arriaga Square atrium and the BBK exhibition hall.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Foster + Partners, LM Uriarte Arkitektura, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the construction management team, the contractor joint venture and the whole MC2 team for getting us here.<\/p>\n

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