The Institute’s 56,000-square-foot complex is divided into three discrete buildings that are barely visible from the adjacent roadways. The architecturally distinct buildings frame the central courtyard and include an elevated Theory/Meeting Center, a Laboratory Building, and a freestanding 352-seat Auditorium with stunning acoustical qualities. Sections of buildings are revealed from the walkways, balconies, courtyards, staircases, and ramps, all of which culminate in the Central Plaza. Each component of the entire structure is segmented into distinctive parts with its own formal logic, both architecturally and scientifically.