This structure of glass, stone and steel unifies and completes the cultural and urban campus of the Art Institute. The lightness, transparency and marked verticality of the facade, composed of glass and metal elements, recall the Chicago skyline, while the use of solid walls of Indiana limestone pays tribute to the original Beaux-Arts building. The roof structure floats above the pavilion and it works like the shutter of a giant camera, letting in just the right amount of light to show the works at their best.