Article source: Safdie Architects

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is nestled within a ravine, flanked by two hills set on one hundred and twenty acres of Ozark landscape. Upstream to the south is Crystal Springs and, beyond that, the family residence designed by the celebrated Arkansas architect Fay Jones. The hillsides, which contain a network of trails that lead to downtown Bentonville, are covered with mature growth of oaks, dogwoods and crowned by Arkansas white pine on the crest.

Crystal Bridges Aerial view of model

• Architects: Safdie Architects
• Project: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
• Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

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