One of the signature projects at MD Anderson is the Mays Clinic, a 780,000 square foot outpatient facility. As with all patient spaces throughout the campus, the goal of the Mays Clinic art collection is to mitigate fear, reduce stress, and improve the hospital experience of patients, their families, and caregivers. All patient spaces are filled with images that are meant to lift the spirit of the viewer. Staff areas also contain art to help mitigate the stress of the caregiver.

The collection is made up of more than 500 unique original 2D works, many of them monumental in size. There are over 1,000 photographs in clinical areas, and another 600 prints in support spaces. A 23-foot high inspiring sculpture by renowned sculptor Albert Paley in the entrance lobby serves as a way finding landmark and iconic brand for the building.

George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Scientific Research Building

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