| MD Anderson's Basic Scientific Research Building, a 486,000 square foot facility on the main campus, serves not only as a space for housing existing research but also for hosting international scientific conferences drawing the greatest minds in cancer research today.
Unlike building design for patient spaces, MD Anderson's faculty and research environments are more international style and academic in feeling. Criteria for art in the spaces like BSRB support the work being done there. Like public spaces for patients, art is a significant part of BSRB"S public spaces. Imagery is selected for its organic nature and subtle links to science, having special meaning to the faculty and staff using the building.
The Carrarra marble DNA-like sculpture depicts the life force of the sculptor's father as he battled with cancer. Monumental abstract paintings are drawn from the journals of an artist battling breast cancer. Various other works reference mathematical symbols and formulas, all adding visual support to the working being done at BSRB
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