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The building was designed by Arthur Erickson, as an homage to the beehive burners that were ubiquitous at one time throughout BC and Washington. The shape of the building is fully functional as the beehive is the shell of the hot shop.

There pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks from the MOG to the US Courthouse is a showcase of Chihuly pieces, with one of his signature ceilings in the covered portion. The last pictures are from the interior of the US Courthouse, with the chandelier as the centerpiece of the rotunda over the foyer.