LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown)

[Steve8263]

Looks like Large Architecture has updated their design for 2900 Wilshire-

http://www.largearch.com/work/2900-wilshire-blvd






And also added another interesting Koreatown project-

http://www.largearch.com/work/korean-food-fare

[Quixote]

Originally Posted by Steve8263

Yeesh, talk about a waste of space.

[colemonkee]

^ It's a lot better use of the space than what's there now. Right now it's a retail building with two levels of parking above it and a surface lot surrounding it. This would be adding 170 residential units and a lot of retail onto what is now a glorified strip mall.

[kelbeen]

If you look into their website, you'll find more updated renderings of their local projects.

Also, it seems as if Palladium Towers have been revised:





And Hancock Place

[colemonkee]

^ I seriously doubt that's a revised design for the Palladium Towers. LARGE still has their losing design for 10000 Santa Monica on their site, which is not what was built. My guess is that this is their losing design for that project as well, which makes sense, as it appears to remove the Palladium itself, which would have had NIMBY's and Preservationists (understandably) sharpening their pitchforks months ago.

[IMBY]

Put a curve to a building, and some balconies, and I can't stop gawking! Hope they all get built!

[Steve8263]

Colemonkee's correct, that's not the chosen design for Palladium. Here's the firm that's handling it instead-

http://www.saitowitz.com/work/pallad...ces-hollywood/

[colemonkee]

Speaking of redesigns, I drove by the Beverly Center the other evening, and it seems to be moving along. The finishes, however, are pretty godawful. The curved latticework around the parking podium, which I'm sure looked great on paper or in renderings, looks like a cheap wrought-iron grill grate when viewed from some angles, particularly when at the corner of 3rd and La Cienega (arguably the most pedestrian-friendly intersection in the area). It's truly awful. If there were an architectural equivalent of a Razzie, this would be a shoe-in to win. Which is disappointing, because Studio Fuksas usually does pretty outstanding work. This work is pretty terrible.

[ocman]

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/08/23/he...edium=referral
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...823-story.html

Herzog and Meuron's design for the Brueggren Institute near Getty Museum.

[Illithid Dude]

Originally Posted by ocman

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/08/23/he...edium=referral
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...823-story.html

Herzog and Meuron's design for the Brueggren Institute near Getty Museum.

Say what you will about this being isolated on an urban level, this is incredible architecture. Looks like the headquarters for an evil corporation in the 70s.

[blackcat23]

H.D. Buttercup clears out at 333 La Cienega

[colemonkee]

The Brueggen Institute looks amazing.

[Easy]

So the Millenium Towers are under construction? And I reading this right? How did I miss this? Why can't I stop asking questions?

Larger projects, such as the long-stalled Millennium Hollywood, which is now under construction

[JerellO]

Originally Posted by hughfb3

much the same with regards to one moving into LAX flight path, then complaining and filing suit.

Haha thats interesting. Downtown San Diego is literally on the left side of Lindbergh Field's flight path and nobody complains, or if they do it's whatever. If you YouTube "landing in San Diego" you can see an awesome view of downtown. But because of this we have a 500 foot height limit


Anyways back to LA, I think the city should reintroduce the search lights around the commercial districts... it's like soooo LA, and it looks awesome

[user2468]

Quick update on a couple of Koreatown projects, taken today.

3640 Wilshire Boulevard #1 - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

3640 Wilshire Boulevard #2 - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

3640 Wilshire Boulevard #3 - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

940 S. Western Avenue - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

[Illithid Dude]

Originally Posted by Easy

So the Millenium Towers are under construction? And I reading this right? How did I miss this? Why can't I stop asking questions?

Larger projects, such as the long-stalled Millennium Hollywood, which is now under construction

I'm pretty sure this is a mistake. Curbed just posted today that they had to complete a new EIR. Of course, I would love to be wrong about this. I'll check out the area tomorrow.

[Steve8263]

Agreed that's a mistake. They might be thinking of Related's 6230 Yucca tower that has topped out instead.

[spoonman]

Originally Posted by Illithid Dude

Say what you will about this being isolated on an urban level, this is incredible architecture. Looks like the headquarters for an evil corporation in the 70s.

Wow, this is amazing. Definitely up to the architectural standards of the Getty.

[King Kill 'em]

Originally Posted by user2468

Quick update on a couple of Koreatown projects, taken today.

3640 Wilshire Boulevard #1 - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr




940 S. Western Avenue - 8/24/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

Wow! Both of these turned out better than I expected. Especially the second one which looked terrible from the renders

[LDVArch]

Originally Posted by Illithid Dude

Brueggren Institute vs. Academy Museum in the Battle of the Spheres...

(Any other LA spheres? How about the Cinerama Dome and Griffith Park Observatory? ...Does the LAX Theme Building count?)