The Museum actively participates in numerous key partnerships, including with six of the nation's leading science museums, seven children's museums, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
LEGORRETA + LEGORRETA ELEMENTS
The new Fort Worth Museum of Science and History building is an innovative work of architecture designed by the highly acclaimed architectural firm, Legorreta + Legorreta of Mexico City. The architect describes the 166,000-square-foot facility as a very happy environment – a building for kids, young people and adults. Some of the signature architectural Legorreta elements include:
Bright colors of Latin America including deep red, yellow, blue, bright pink, and purple
Entire design pattern based on the square shape
Courtyards and water element reflective of Mexico’s arid climate
Extensive use of glass and openness
Barrel vaulting
Space layout is from compression to expansion
Labor intensive stone and plaster masonry
Vertical planes instead of columns to define space
Extensive indirect lighting
Minimalist architecture
Urban Lantern
Extensive use of glass and openness
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