Lou Ruvo Center

for Brain Health

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo

Center for Brain Health
BASIC INFO
opened on May 21, 2010 in Las Vegas,
Nevada
operated by the Cleveland Clinic
designed by Frank Gehry
center provides diagnosis and ongoing
treatment for patients with cognitive
disorders and support services for
family members who care for them,
integrating research and education at
every level
HISTORY
Keep Memory Alive (also known as KMA)
was founded by Larry Ruvoin memory of
his father, Lou Ruvo, a victim of
Alzheimer's disease, together with his
wife Camille, Mirage Resorts CEO Bobby
Baldwin (who also lost his father to
Alzheimer's disease), and Bobby
Baldwin's wife Donna.
KMA supports the mission of the Lou
Ruvo Center for Brain Health and has
held several star-studded galas,
attended by celebrities and notables
from around the world. It has become
one of Las Vegas' most important
charity initiatives and a key participant
in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
 DESIGN
The composite 60,000-square-foot complex is
basically composed of two radically different
buildings joined by a partially clad steel trellis
shading an outdoor patio.
Guests and patients park in front of the clinic, with
its clifflike façade of angled glass-and-stucco cubes
that steps back at each story. A breezeway through
the base of the clinic leads to its entrance and out
to the courtyard and the activity center beyond.
Inside the clinic, Gehry took pains to create an
environment that doesn’t evoke a medical setting. He
ensured that all doors, frames, and furniture were
built from rich, honey-colored Douglas fir to create a
calming presence.
Corridors curve, creating carefully tailored sight
lines to limit interaction between patients in
different stages of illness.
The building is very successful because it brought
attention to the foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQuj0_L-
QH4&ab_channel=MaureenNagg (1:36)
Frank Gehry
LIFE AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

February 28, 1929 (age 93)

Canadian-born American architect and designer
Graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree
from the University of Southern California in 1954
His works are considered among the most
important of contemporary architecture in the
2010 World Architecture Survey, leading Vanity
Fair to call him "the most important architect of
our age".
Gehry's work reflects a spirit of experimentation
coupled with a respect for the demands of
professional practice, and has remained largely
unaligned with broader stylistic tendencies or OTHER DESIGNS
movements. Dancing House in Prague
Walt Disney Concert Hall in
Los Angeles
Art Gallery of Ontario in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ruvo_Center_for_Brain_
Health

Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehry
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/neurological/d
epts/brain-health
https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/clev
eland-clinic-lou-ruvo-center-for-brain-health_o
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you