The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, or simply, "The Guggenheim," is one of the most well-known art museums in the country, and it's just as renowned for its cutting-edge design as it is for its pieces.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. New York had seen nothing like it. In 1939, an exhibition titled Art of Tomorrow opened on East 54th Street.

As a new exhibition at the Guggenheim in Bilbao attests, founder Frank Gehry’s pioneering use of digital technology created the blueprint for a new era of architectural design – one immersed in ...