The curved underside of one of Steven Holl's "Breathing T" light scoops in the new Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Photo: Roland Halbe

"Breathing T" detailed section diagram. The light scoops are part of a complex lighting design for the Bloch Building galleries.
Image: Steven Holl Architects

Wall section detail drawing of lens glazing system with green roof.
Image: Steven Holl Architects Extra Large Image

The luminous walls of "Lens 1" light the original Nelson-Atkins Museum Building and a statue that stands between the two.
Photo: Andy Ryan

Some spaces admit both direct and diffuse daylight.
Photo: Roland Halbe

Inside a daylit gallery space at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art addition.
Photo: Roland Halbe

The lower lobby of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art addition by Steven Holl Architects.
Photo: Roland Halbe

The Bloch Building library.
Photo: Roland Halbe

The parking garage of the Nelson-Atkins Museum addition uses an undulating concrete slab to create visual interest.
Photo: Roland Halbe

Looking uphill toward four "lenses," the luminous pavilions of the Bloch Building.
Photo: Roland Halbe Extra Large Image