elements throughout the Center. He writes, “the center is not (and could
not be) enclosed within a monumental structure.”14 Monumentality
through size alone would make meaningful connections to the
environment impossible. By leaving the tectonics of the structures visible,
and constructing them of discreet elements, a connection has been
preserved despite the massive size of the pieces. The play of shadows in
the Center is a deliberate visual analogy to the passage of light through a
forest canopy.