Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
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Preferred Title:
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Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
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Image View:
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Aerial context view, looking south
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Creator:
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Morphosis (American architectural firm, founded early 1970s); Thom Mayne (American architect, born 1944)
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Location:
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site: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Location Note:
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100 South Main Street
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GPS:
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+34.051552-118.243676
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Date:
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2002-2004 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Deconstructivist; Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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government office building
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Work Type 2:
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mixed-use development
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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glass; aluminum; steel; photovoltaic cells
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Architecture and energy conservation; Transportation; government bureau; brise-soleils; green architecture; passive solar; active solar
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Description:
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The new Caltrans District 7 Headquarters covers an entire city block downtown Los Angeles, directly opposite City Hall. It serves the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Built on a $165,000,000 budget it opened in September 24th 2004. Its futuristic and environmentally-friendly design has won its designer Thom Mayne the 2005 Pritzker Prize. Enrobed in a constantly changing mechanical skin that is alternately open or closed depending on the conditions of outside temperature and sunlight, the building's fundamental property is that of transformation. At dusk the building is transparent, textured and windowed, while at mid-day it is buttoned up against the sun, appearing to be devoid of windows entirely. The building's south facade is entirely surfaced with photovoltaic cells that will generate approximately 5% of the building's energy while shielding the facade from direct sunlight during peak summer hours. The facade along Main Street features an
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Five
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Identifier:
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1A1-TMM-CB-A1
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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