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“The cruelness of demolishing LACMA when Angelenos are unable to bear witness should not be ignored”

May 4, 2020 Mimi Zeiger 0
LACMA demolition Mimi Zeiger Opinion

With the demolition of Los Angeles County Museum of Art underway for Peter Zumthor’s redesign, Mimi Zeiger is concerned about what will be left for the city and its residents following coronavirus lockdown. “LACMA belongs to the people of Los Angeles County and it should reflect the tremendous diversity, creativity, and openness to change that

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Photography reveals LACMA demolition during coronavirus pandemic

May 4, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0
Photography reveals demolition of LACMA buildings during coronavirus pandemic

This exclusive photography by Monica Nouwens captures the razing of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as part of controversial plans to redevelop the site with a Peter Zumthor-designed building. LACMA’s demolition continued as part of essential activities during the city’s coronavirus lockdown as announced last month. The photos by locally based Nouwens capture construction workers

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Zumthor is a “master of light and shadow” says Brad Pitt

April 11, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Los Angeles County Museum of Art galleries by Peter Zumthor

Actor Brad Pitt has lauded praise on Peter Zumthor as the Swiss architect’s plans for Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles are approved. Pitt praised the work of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect while speaking as a guest speaker at the planning consultation for the latest version of the controversial Los Angeles County Museum

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“I can only do so much” to protect the environment, says Peter Zumthor

October 29, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Architects may be limited in their power to prevent climate change, says Peter Zumthor, but they can help by designing buildings to last for centuries rather than decades. Zumthor spoke to Dezeen on a tour of his recently completed Secular Retreat villa – a concrete and glass holiday home in Devon, England. The tour took place shortly

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Peter Zumthor completes Devon countryside villa “in the tradition of Andrea Palladio”

October 29, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has completed his Secular Retreat – a Living Architecture holiday home designed to celebrate the landscape like the villas of his hero, Andrea Palladio. The house, which has been more than 10 years in the making, is Zumthor’s first permanent building in the UK. It is located on a hilltop in

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