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Architecture as Art

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Updated: Sep 19, 2006 7:24am PST

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA : The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It is designed to be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world, providing both visual and aural intimacy for an unparalleled musical experience. From the stainless steel curves of its striking exterior to the state-of-the-art acoustics of the hardwood-paneled main auditorium, the 3.6-acre complex embodies the unique energy and creative spirit of the City of Los Angeles and its orchestra. The building was designed by Frank o. Gehry, Architect. The photos were taken during my trip to Los Angeles in January 2005.

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, LOS ANGELES...

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the home of the Los Angeles Philharmon ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2006 10:43am PST

<FONT size L-1><B>PERSHING SQUARE, LOS ANGELES</FONT></a> : In 1866, Mayor Aguilar dedicated this land in the middle of downtown L.A. for use naming it La Plaza Abaja (Lower Plaza). In 1886, the plaza became an office park and later still, it was redesigned in 1911 by John Parkinson, prominent L.A. architect. During WWI, it was used for the militia and named Pershing Square in honor of the general. In 1989, CRA assisted the Department of Recreation and Parks with funding renovate the park into its present form. World-renowned architect Richardo Legorreta brings the pure fields of color and sculptural forms of his teacher Luis Barragan to his design of the park. The distinctive, contemporary Latin American feel of the plaza embraces integrated landscapes by Laurie Olin and California artist Barbara McCarren make this a landmark of cultural activity. Information from http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11288770

PERSHING SQUARE, LOS ANGELES

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In 1866, Mayor Aguilar dedicated this land in the middle of downtown L ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2006 2:54pm PST

<FONT size L-1><B><h-1>BRADBURY BUILDING, LOS ANGELES</F></FONT> : The story of the Bradbury building is as dramatic as the building itself. Inspired by an 1880's science fiction story, designed with an assist from the occult by a draftsman with no architectural or engineering training and built by a mining millionaire as his monument to himself, a unque entity that would ensure the perpetuation of his name. The Bradbury Building was built in 1893. Lewis Bradbury commissioned an architectural draftsman George Wyman to design the building. He turned the building inward upon itself. The Italian Renaissance exterior facade is of brown brick and sandstone terra cotta. It is the beauty of the dazzling center court of the interior that gave the building its fame.

BRADBURY BUILDING, LOS ANGELES

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The story of the Bradbury building is as dramatic as the building itse ...

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 1:55pm PST

<FONT size L-1><B><h-1>UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA</B></L-1></FONT> : Union Station, built in 1939, is considered to be "The last of America's great rail stations." Located in Downtown Los Angeles on 800 N. Alameda St., between the Santa Ana Freeway (US 101) and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue (Formerly Macy St.), this was, is and will be the home of Los Angeles transportation - past, present and future.

UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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Union Station, built in 1939, is considered to be "The last of America ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2006 3:57pm PST

<FONT size L-1><B>HISTORIC CITY HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA</FONT> : The City Hall of San Francisco California, opened in 1915, in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, is a Beaux-Arts monument to the brief "City Beautiful" movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the period 1880-1917. The present building is actually a replacement for an earlier City Hall that was completely destroyed during the 1906 Earthquake. this building is now in the National Register of Historic Places. The architect was Arthur Brown Jr., whose attention to the finishing details extended to the doorknobs and the typeface to be used in signage. Brown also designed San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House, Veterans Building, Temple Emanuel, Coit Tower and the Federal office building at 50 United Nations Plaza.

HISTORIC CITY HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA...

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The City Hall of San Francisco California, opened in 1915, in its open ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2006 11:32am PST

Aug19 Walk '06 : We decided to walk from the CalTrain station on 4th & King to the Financial District, Chinatown, Little Italy, Coit Tower, the Marina District, the Presidio, the Golden Gate Promenade, back through the Marina, and finally in Fisherman's Wharf. See also the <A HREF="http://dmenkes.smugmug.com/gallery/1795771">People</A> and <A HREF="http://dmenkes.smugmug.com/gallery/1795228">Us</A> galleries.

Aug19 Walk '06

David Menkes

We decided to walk from the CalTrain station on 4th & King to the Fina ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 10:47am PST

<FONT size L-1><B><h-1>SUNDIAL BRIDGE, REDDING, CALIFORNIA</h-1><B></FONT> : To this date July 16, 2006, this is the only work done here in California by the noted Architect and Engineer Santiago Calatrava. A light, well proportioned pedestrian bridge across the Sacramento River, in Redding, California. I took these pictures during my trip to Redding in September 2005.

SUNDIAL BRIDGE, REDDING, CALIFORNIA

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To this date July 16, 2006, this is the only work done here in Califor ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2006 9:49am PST

<FONT size L-1 COLOR 5F9F9F><B>LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA<B></FONT> : Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world's largest shipping ports. The city serves as a year-round resort noted for its long, wide beaches and beautiful active marina. It has the largest municipally owned marina in the country with 3,400 slips. The city also has a large oil industry; oil (discovered in 1921) is found both underground and offshore. Manufactures include aircraft, automobile parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings. It is also home to numerous regional, national, and world headquarters for major corporations such as Epson America, Molina Healthcare, Scan Health Care, and Polar Air Cargo. Long Beach grew with the development of high-technology and aerospace industries in the area.

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

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Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, Californi ...

Updated: Aug 11, 2006 11:26am PST

<FONT size L-1><B>JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA, LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES<B></FONT> : Japanese Village Plaza is a specialty shopping center in the heart of Little Tokyo. It was a redevelopment project I was involved in as the project designer. This place is on First Street near the corner of San Pedro Street. These photographs were taken in 2005 and 2006.

JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA, LITTLE TOKYO,...

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Japanese Village Plaza is a specialty shopping center in the heart of ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2006 4:39pm PST

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