Renzo Piano restored and revitalized the historic Saban Building, at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. Dedicated to the art and science of movies, the Academy Museum will offer different experiences and insights, combining the architect’s two greatest passions: design and cinema.
The Academy Museum by Renzo Piano opens in Los Angeles
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures inaugurates on September 30th, with a mission: to be just “as immersive as a movie”.
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
©Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Iwan Baan/©Iwan Baan Studios, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation/Image from L’Autre Image
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- Lucia Brandoli
- 23 September 2021
The Saban Building, which represents the past, features seven floors, including exhibition spaces, a 288-seat theater, educational and special event spaces, conservation areas, a café and a store. Then, glass bridges will connect the old facility to a spherical addition, the future, which hosts the David Geffen Theater and the rooftop Dolby Family Terrace, with its views on the Hollywood Hills. More than a museum in the strict sense, this dynamic film centre will be at the same time experimental and entertaining, educational and immersive.
Exterior.
Saban building.
David Geffen Theater Exterior.
Aerial shot of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Dolby Family Terrace.
David Geffen Theater.
Ted Mann Theater.
Pedestrian bridges, Barbra Streisand Bridge and Casey Wasserman Bridge, connecting the Sphere building with the Saban Building.
Exterior Rendering
Exterior Rendering.
Interior render.
Cross-section.