Friday 26 October 2012

Reflectors

So, onto the interiors. The most important innovation of the Kimbell, aside from its unusual cycloidal arches, is the use of perforated aluminium reflectors beneath the skylights, which diffuses harsh sunlight into a gorgeous, silvery wash over the inner curve of the concrete arches. It also happens to be one of the first applications of computer aided design in architecture, as the curve of the metal reflectors was precisely calculated with computers.



Huzzahs.

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