2024-12-31T00:43:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150415572/take-an-inside-look-at-the-form-making-process-for-lacma-s-new-david-geffen-galleries Josh Niland 2024-02-06T12:15:00-05:00 >2024-07-05T15:45:43-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2fca4b5bbcb3074871aca20bb4ddc752.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8506/lacma" target="_blank">LACMA</a>&rsquo;s <em>Unframed</em> blog <a href="https://unframed.lacma.org/2024/02/05/concrete-living-breathing-thing-forming-david-geffen-galleries?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-lacma&amp;utm_content=later-40880847&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio" target="_blank">recently profiled</a> the work of contractor <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/15700589/clark-construction-group" target="_blank">Clark Construction</a> to build the concrete structure for the <a href="https://archinect.com/zumthor" target="_blank">Peter Zumthor</a>-designed $750 million new David Geffen Galleries extension. The concrete will be left untreated to match its architect&rsquo;s long-established aesthetic and elevate the "hand of the craftsman." </p> <p>Work will now commence on the installation of the 347,500-square-foot gallery&rsquo;s interior walls, plus its exterior facade glazing, MEP systems, and roof-level horizontal decks. <br></p> <p>"The building has no columns!," Chris Bell, the project executive for Clark Construction, shared with <em>Unframed</em>. "Instead, there are seven 30-foot-tall park-level pavilions that support the entire exhibition space. That's three football fields long with supporting cantilevers that hold people, glass, artwork &mdash; cantilevers that are 60 feet long. Being able to achieve and balance the structural and architectural requirements, it's a feat unto itself."</p> <p>The update comes after LACMA celebrated t...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/79843738/la-federal-courthouse-under-construction Justine Testado 2013-08-19T18:07:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fdp89gb36z7fz959.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> Since <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/63275169/skidmore-owings-merrill-to-design-federal-courthouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">we first announced</a> that <a href="https://www.som.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill</a> was chosen to design the new federal courthouse in Downtown LA, construction for the new cubic courthouse at the corner of First Street and Broadway began on August 8.</p> <p> The approx. 600,000 square-foot building was proposed back in 2001 and approved by Congress for $400 million, but the project came to a halt in 2006 when the Government Accountability Office found that costs had tripled due to delays and design changes. The new $319 million courthouse -- designed by SOM in partnership with <a href="http://www.clarkconstruction.com/releases/entry/6133/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clark Construction</a> -- will be an addition to the revived Civic Center area, as reported by <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-property-report-20130801,0,517468.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the LA Times</a>.<br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/r6/r69w2rfvbx38emq0.jpg" title=""><br><br> Aiming for LEED Platinum, the serrated fa&ccedil;ade of the "Cube" is designed to achieve a north/south orientation to maximize views while reducing solar heat gain by 47%. The building has water and electricity conservation strategies and a 400 kW roof-mounted photovoltaic array. Part of the courthouse's design is to appear floating over its...</p>