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LACMA Museum receives $75-million donation and moves forward
United States Architecture News - Apr 29, 2016 - 10:47 5069 views
It once seemed like a herculean, if not insurmountable, challenge – raising $600 million or more for an ambitious modernist building to serve as the new home for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Skeptics abounded when plans were first announced three years ago. But momentum now seems to be shifting in LACMA's favor with the announcement this week of two major donations that will push the fundraising campaign near the halfway point. .....Continue Reading
Renderings of LACMA's new building over Wilshire Boulevard. Image courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner.
plan of LACMA. Image courtesy of Curbed.
plan of LACMA. Image courtesy of Curbed.
Top Image courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner.
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