By Tim Long
The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas shows exactly what “water” can do in the hands of a master. Todao Ando, renowned Architect, achieved stunning visuals integrating water seamlessly into his creation. The building is as much Art as art it contains!
I loved his uses of bare concrete, polished, but unstained, simple, yet elegant. You can observe the imprint of the forms in the concrete. More over the polished surface reflects the wonderful play of light in the building.
Visitors are treated to buildings seamlessly integrated with the water around their environment. Visitors to the cafe, sit and eat with water lapping just outside the glass wall. The “lake” is actually a man-made and controlled body of water, which is actually quite shallow, approximately 6″. The bottom is paved with what appears to be dark gray smooth stones, which help to darken the water color, and enhance the lakes reflective capacity.
For more information visit the Musuem’s web site http://www.themodern.org/index.html.
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The Modern Art Musuem, Fort Worth Texas
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Bare Concrete Walls
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Cafe visitors eat at water level!
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Water & Reflections
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The Musem Appears to Float on the water.
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Shadows & Light
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Aluminum Trees & Reflections
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Intriguing Shapes
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Brilliant use of Colors
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Light Piercing the Interior
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Majestic Steel Sculpture
