Lou Ruvo Center for brain health designed by a world renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Located in Las Vegas, the building features modern examination rooms, offices for health care practitioners, research labs, and a community auditorium. [photos by estlee]
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emW
awesome
May 28th, 2010
RP
big problem keeping your mental health intact in such a building :)
May 28th, 2010
Emilian
Patients may think it’s their imagination that’s responsible for the way they see the building. Is it just me, or the clinic is mental? :))
May 28th, 2010
Ben
Haha, agreed with RP.
But Excellent. Probably one of the best architecture Design I’ve seen !
May 28th, 2010
bert
pretty cool. But as an hospital, I think it’s too illusive.
May 28th, 2010
Jaqi Mugo
LOL! COOL!
May 28th, 2010
aditia
seems is not like a healhty hospital
May 28th, 2010
Nemščina
Architect must have been their patient :)
May 28th, 2010
zubi
Looks like experimental clothes which are nice to see but hard to wear :) Could be funny for the window cleaner team.
Hope that the inner space are comfortable enough.
May 28th, 2010
timmay
looks funny lol :)
May 28th, 2010
Kirvi Inci
My question is when you look at the hospital and it looks like a normal building, does that mean you are truly insane? :D
Very cool.
May 28th, 2010
Bob
That’s beautiful and so poetic. Perfect allegory for how the brain works–anything is possible
May 28th, 2010
Raads
nice.. but if that is supposed to be a brain, then the ppl have some sort of eyesight problems and need to get their OWN brains checked for any loose screws, because, u can clearly see that looks as far from a brain as u can get, i mean no offence or anything, but u know, even a 3 yr old could tell u tht looks nothing like a brain!
but i have to say they may have put in alot of effort so i am most grateful :)
May 28th, 2010
KT
Stop global warming!
May 28th, 2010
CJ
“hey doc, it seems that things are morphing before my very-OH NO NOT AGAIN!!”
May 28th, 2010
Pete
These photos were taken at midnight in Dark City.
May 28th, 2010
forumlogic
Interesting, but I’m not clear how the distorted metal makes a coherent whole with the white blocks. I would like to have heard Gehry’s vision for the building.
May 29th, 2010
Mask
@Raads
Where does it say it’s meant to look like a brain? Nowhere.
Awesome building. I would have liked to see some pictures of the inside :D
May 29th, 2010
Diego
That’s crazy , i like it !
May 29th, 2010
Jani
The building design is very unusual.
May 29th, 2010
Raads
yeah.. good point, i just assumed, coz it had the word Brain written somewhere
note to self: stop assuming :D
it is still a maginificent building, but i agree with CJ.
May 29th, 2010
Urban Gardens
this makes my brain hurt.
May 29th, 2010
sana
very artistic design by the designer…….loooks very cool
May 29th, 2010
Karin L.
Great Design!!!
May 29th, 2010
Toski
my opinion is that after the walt disney concert hall and the guggenheim in bilbao… gehry has done very little to impress. technological achievements in construction techniques dont ensure good architecture. There are so many other things to take in account when designing a building. MOST importantly… the user. ive seen some interior pics and im pretty sure i would not like to be hospitalized there.
May 30th, 2010
Nikki
It gives me the sense of the left- and right-brained expressions.
Jun 1st, 2010
enav
im not fan of it
Jun 1st, 2010
Al
It’s interesting, but I think there’s a line you don’t cross between cartoon and reality.
Dec 22nd, 2010
jess
I live in Las Vegas and it’s about time we get some cool architecture here. This building is obviously not supposed to look like a brain duhh. It was named after Lou Ruvo who was a victim of Alzheimer’s
Feb 23rd, 2011
Chulie
Horrible. But hey, it’s Las Vegas, home to all kinds of ridiculousness and kitsch.
Apr 4th, 2011
Scott
Was visiting Las Vegas from Canada and happened upon this building while driving around. Parked the car and spent about an hour photographing it. Definitely one of the most amazing buildings I’ve ever seen.
Oct 21st, 2011
Silvia Zaragoza
My question is about ergonomy, is it possible to feel confortable and healthy in such a building? We can ask Gaudi homes habitants …. not so ease!
Extremelly butiful from outside …
Aug 1st, 2012