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The Lightcatcher catches light the way the sail on a sailboat catches wind. It is beautiful in its na

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The Lightcatcher seems alive because light itself is elusive and ever-changing. The wall can be many

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The building is named for the Lightcatcher – a huge curving wall that encloses an exterior courtyard

As both a children's museum and an art museum, this building is for people of all ages. It is like a

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Colors of the exterior and galleries are soft tan/gray like the bark of our trees and the rocks on ou

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A welcoming, friendly place Many museums are off-putting and cold, unfriendly on the outside with sta

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Text description provided by the architects. The Design Competition This project began as an internat