sábado, mayo 04, 2019

THE ISLAND

Michael Bay, 2005










CALTRANS DISTRICT 7 HEADQUARTERS
MORPHOSIS

Morphosis Team

PROJECT MANAGER
Silvia Kuhle

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Pavel Getov

JOB CAPTAIN
Anthony Mrkic




LOCATION:100 S Main St, Los Angeles, California 90012, United States of America


CLIENT: State of California, Department of General Services


SITE AREA: 2.0 acres / 0.81 hectares


SIZE: 1,200,000 ft² / 111,484 m²

PROGRAM: Offices, Parking for staff, Conference center, Exhibition space, Retail, Cafe, Autoshop and Autoshop Yard, Day-care center, Wellness center, Public Plaza 

DESIGN: 2001 - 2005

CONSTRUCTION: 2002 - 2005


TYPE: Governmental

A public plaza bounded by a constantly shifting building skin denotes an urban landmark
Description
A fast track design/build project for the State of California, the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters establishes a landmark sustainable building and public plaza in downtown Los Angeles. The organizational strategy was informed by an optimistic assessment of the vibrancy that will occur as the nearby urban environment develops further. The main lobby is relocated to the exterior, as a large plaza for office workers, visitors, and the general public. Amenities, including an exhibition gallery and cafeteria, adjoin the outdoor lobby at ground level to draw users from pedestrian and vehicular traffic. [...]



Union Passenger Terminal, 1934-39
John and Donald B. Parkinson; J.H.Christie, H.L.Gilman, R.J.Wirth; Herman Sachs, color consultant Tommy Tomson, landscape architect East side of North Alameda Street between Aliso and Macy streets
The last of the large metropolitan passenger depots to be built in the U.S. The terminal provided for sixteen tracks and for extensive parking [...]

Los Angeles
An Architectural Guide
1994
David Gebhard and Robert Winter
pg. 252


Al fondo, 
Mujer sentada. Mouguins, 13 de mayo - 16 de junio de 1962.
Oleo sobre tela, 146 X 114 cm.
Zervos XX, 227. Colección M. y Mme. Claude Laurens, París.

PABLO PICASSO: RETROSPECTIVA. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK
EDITADO POR WILLIAM RUBIN. EDICIONES POLÍGRAFA S.A. 1980
página 443












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