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    Shown here before completion, the entry to the Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla and León, designed by Mansilla + Tuñón, is on the far corner of the entry courtyard.
    Photo: © Sergio Belinchón

     

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    In the MUSAC lobby, two angular skylights meet at a common corner.
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    Alternating areas of light and dark help visitors find their way through MUSAC.
    Photo: Courtesy Mansilla + Tuñón

     

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    The raw concrete walls of the Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla and León display the imprints of the wood forms that cast them.
    Photo: Courtesy Mansilla + Tuñón

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    Section drawing through MUSAC at the lobby and multiuse room, looking northeast.
    Image: Mansilla + Tuñón Extra Large Image

     

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    Section drawing through MUSAC exhibition spaces and patios, looking northeast.
    Image: Mansilla + Tuñón Extra Large Image

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    Northeast elevation drawing of the Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla and León.
    Image: Mansilla + Tuñón Extra Large Image

     

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    Southwest elevation drawing of MUSAC.
    Image: Mansilla + Tuñón Extra Large Image

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    The complex interconnection of museum spaces and patios provides a high degree of flexibility for exhibits at MUSAC.
    Photo: Courtesy Mansilla + Tuñón

     

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    Some windowless galleries in MUSAC are daylit from above.
    Photo: Courtesy Mansilla + Tuñón

     

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