You can put great art on a concrete wall under various light conditions and it remains great art the l shaped building that invites this changing light is arranged in five parallel pavilions each composed of inner concrete walls outer glass walls and a cantilevered cast concrete roof supported by a y shaped concrete column.
Modern art museum of fort worth tadao ando concrete walls.
Ando s design which embodies the pure unadorned elements of a modern work of art is comprised of five long flat roofed pavilions situated on a 1 5 acre pond.
Forty foot high transparent walls of glass framed in metal surround the concrete envelope providing magnificent public circulation areas from which to view the surrounding building the large reflecting pond outdoor sculpture and the landscaped grounds.
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Situated in the heart of the cultural district the creative center of the city the modern has been housed since 2002 in an elegant concrete glass and steel building designed by the renowned japanese architect tadao ando.
The modern art museum of fort worth s building was designed by the japanese architect tadao ando.
In addition to 53 000 square feet of soaring light filled gallery space and landscaped grounds with outdoor sculptures the museum features a.
Completed in 2002 the modern art museum of fort worth in texas is a glass metal and concrete building that was designed to filter natural light into the interior spaces.
Massive planar walls of architectural concrete boldly express the modern s basic structure while protecting the collection within.
Built of planed concrete and forty foot high walls of glass the architectural forms embody the pure unadorned elements of a modern work of art.
Modern art museum of fort worth texas courtesy of the museum of modern art of fort worth texas i first visited the modern right after its tadao ando building opened in 2002 when i was an older.
The modern art museum of fort worth is a leader in collecting showing and interpreting art from the 1940s to the present.
Kahn and near the amon carter museum designed by philip johnson.
The reflective surfaces of glass and water around the museum have inspired the designers identity and signage for the museum.