Alice Walton, the
daughter of Wal-Mart (now Walmart) founder Sam
Walton, spearheaded the Walton Family
Foundation's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges. The museum's
glass-and-wood design by architect Moshe
Safdie (Boston, MA) and engineer Buro
Happold (New York, NY) features a series of pavilions nestled around
two creek-fed ponds. The complex, constructed by a joint venture of Linbeck
Group (Houston, TX) and Nabholz Construction (Conway, AR), includes 217,000
square feet (20,200 m2) of galleries, several
meeting and classroom spaces, a library, a sculpture garden, a gift shop, a
full service restaurant and coffee bar, and a gathering space that can
accommodate up to 300 people. Additionally, there are outdoor areas for
concerts and public events, as well as extensive nature trails.
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