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around that curves its way LACMA UNVEIL NEW MUSEUM the east side of the GOVAN AND ZUMTHOR (yes, campus. A six-ton the design six-ton) model of of is now the centerpiece Past. The Presence of the while the for the museum, After more than three LA’s most Presence Finally, plans for fruitless exhibition The of years of relatively Zumthor anticipated new piece of the Past: Peter ns with Govan, than a opened investigatio LACMA architecture in more that Reconsiders to Zumthor admitted generation are starting the for previews. realm of he came up with from far are move beyond the pure of plans The June, sinuous shape “out speculation. In early but at this point the Zumthor complete, desperation,” jotting are Swiss architect Peter Govan and Zumthor sketch down in haste. County most and Los Angeles to hoping to replace only way to relate 1960s and “The Museum of Art (LACMA) of the museum’s was to be its own sat with a two- everything director Michael Govan on page 6 audience 1980s structures building thing,” continued down in front of an amoeba-like story, to discuss new designs
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between soulless additions the 1925 and 1976. During of surface same period, acres a once parking crept over and the grassy expanse, its museum slowly lost stature and popularity. Just in time for the , th museum’s 100 anniversary Architects, a team led by CO Mia Lehrer + Associates, n have and Matt Constructio grandeur returned both the a and the grass, adding through 21st century touch hi-tech of n a combinatio organic architectural and s. landscape intervention acre The museum’s 3.5 of midcentury LA. room for Museum mistakes 1913 Nature Gardens The Natural History up by In this case, a beautiful which was opened had of Los Angeles County lot Beaux Arts Museum in a new two-story parking and 7 is an excellent primer been slowly deadened continued on page of how at the several the ongoing study broken up through brutal to fix the sometimes ART GRAY
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