The Kimbell Art Museum, designed by Louis Khan. The museum was designed to introduce natural lighting where the art can be seen. The luminescence of natural light broadcasted a silver glow on everything around it. The natural lighting conveyed the lustrous material of the concrete barrel vaulted porticoes. Roman architecture is heavily referenced, most apparently seen in the repeated use of porticoes.
The structural elements included concrete, white travertine and white oak board for screen walls, paneling, and flooring. An emphasis on the verb “to light” is visible to any patron who visits. The cyclonic vaults were used give the impression of instrumentality without overpowering the visitor.
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