Light also became key in the design of the museum, with an emphasis on both diffused and reflected natural light. Cantilevered cast-concrete roofs support linear skylights and clerestory windows, which accomodate natural light. Five Y-shaped columns standing 40 feet high support the roof slabs, and have become a symbol of the museum.
The museum is located near Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art museum, as well as the Amon Carter Museum by Philip Johnson. It houses more that 2,600 significant works of modern and contemporary international art in it’s 53,000 square feet of gallery space.