Rethinking Los Angeles' Architecture

After 120 years of uninspired buildings, Los Angeles is finally getting some innovative designs. Will it continue?

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August 27, 2001, 4:00 AM PDT

In the past few years, Los Angeles has had a transformation in civic architecture. With the Getty Center, Disney Hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and other pending renovations, major world architects are creating a new vision. Now the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is on the verge of spending $200 million to create a new and more functional museum. Will this project continue to raise the architectural standards in Los Angeles, giving architectural depth to the city?

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

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Sunday, August 19, 2001 in The Los Angeles Times

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