{"id":362,"date":"2017-08-03T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urban-unit.com\/?p=362"},"modified":"2018-07-10T13:11:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:11:12","slug":"hello-world-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urban-unit.com\/hy\/hello-world-38\/","title":{"rendered":"New Renderings Revealed of Renzo Piano’s Motion Picture Academy in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New renderings have been revealed of the\u00a0Renzo Piano Building Workshop-designed Academy of Motion Pictures<\/a>\u00a0as the project races toward its 2019 completion date. Located along LA\u2019s Miracle Mile, the museum is striving to become \u201cthe world\u2019s premier institution dedicated to the art and science of movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Partnering with\u00a0Gensler<\/a>, Piano\u2019s design consists of the renovation of and addition to the Moderne-style May Company department store located at the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire. To be renamed the Saban Building, the six-story structure will contain more than 50,000 square feet of exhibition space, a high-tech education studio, a 288-seat theater, a museum store, a restaurant, cafe and a variety of public and event spaces.<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s signature element, however, is the new giant glass sphere that will house the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater, which will be capable of hosting a range of performances, screenings and premiers.<\/p>\n

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