Archinect - News2024-11-21T13:46:45-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150187163/woods-bagot-and-neuehouse-help-breathe-new-life-into-l-a-s-famed-bradbury-building
Woods Bagot and NeueHouse help breathe new life into L.A.'s famed Bradbury Building Katherine Guimapang2020-02-28T20:35:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c49a4407e95dd5a738a2c63013ce4756.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With its stunning interiors and handsome brick facades, the Bradbury Building has remained one of Los Angeles' architectural treasures for nearly 120 years. The building was constructed in 1893 and showcases Victorian-style interiors complete with ornate cast-iron railings, polished woodwork, masonry, and a mesmerizing glass atrium. Architects Sumner Hunt and George H. Wyman are listed as the designers who helped bring the project to life. However, <a href="https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/bradbury-building" target="_blank">the building's "final architect," according to the LA Conservancy, is still up for debate.</a> Yet, despite its intriguing historical past and the building’s immaculate detailing, what is perhaps most exciting about the complex is its potential for a revitalized future. </p>
<p>Standing as one of the oldest commercial buildings in the city of Los Angeles, its relatively recent fame grew in large part thanks to the building's ability to role-play as an ideal design backdrop for fictional film locations. Most famously, the building appears in the well...</p>