The new science center sits partially on an island in the Arkansas River.
Photo: Timothy Hursley

The play of geometries in the view of one building from the other.
Photo: Timothy Hursley

An imaginary toroid, or doughnut form, defined the curve for the roof forms.
Image: Moshe Safdie and Associates

The toroids that defined the curves for the roof forms.
Image: Moshe Safdie and Associates

The roof forms were conceived as surfaces of two toroids, one centered in the sky, the other deep in the earth.
Image: Moshe Safdie and Associates

The Exploration Place sits partly on land, partly on the Arkansas River.
Image: Moshe Safdie and Associates

Exploration Place comprises a string of volumes along a bend on the Arkansas River.
Photo: Timothy Hursley

Main entrance to Exploration Place.
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The surrounding park forms a variety of urbanistic settings in a prairie context.
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Celebratory night view of the museum.
Photo: Timothy Hursley