Scientifically Architectural Building Blocks

Originally established as a children’s museum in 1941 in the city of Fort Worth, Texas, growing in size and popularity to become the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (FWMSH) is one of a handful of world-class museums in the Fort Worth Cultural District that also happens to boast architecture by Philip Johnson (Amon Carter Museum), Tadao Ando (Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), and Louis Kahn (Kimbell Art Museum). Slowly deteriorating, and slightly frumpy next to these buildings, the FWMSH is currently undergoing a renovation under the design of Mexico City based Ricardo Legorreta’s Legorreta + Legorreta that will open 202 days from now (according to the web site’s counter). Rendering of the new building, designed by Legorreta + Legorreta. Known for his use of stric