Saban Building
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| Saban Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
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| Named for | Cheryl and Haim Saban |
| Construction started | 1938 |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Renovated | 2021 |
| Renovation cost | $368 million |
| Owner | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete and steel |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| ArchitectTemplate:Pluralize from text | Albert C. Martin, Sr. |
| Renovating team | |
| ArchitectTemplate:Pluralize from text | Renzo Piano |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | File:LAMetroLogo.svg Bus interchange 20 Bus interchange 780 D Line Wilshire/Fairfax (2026) |
| Website | |
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| History | |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built for | May Company |
| Original use | Department store |
| Rebuilt | 2020 (expected) |
| Site notes | |
| Architect | Albert C. Martin, Sr. |
Architectural styleTemplate:Pluralize from text | Streamline Moderne |
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| Designated | September 30, 1992[1] |
| Reference no. | 566[1] |
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The Saban Building, formerly the May Company Building, on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture. The building's architect Albert C. Martin, Sr., also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall. The May Company Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[2] The building was operated as a May Company department store from 1939 until the store's closure in 1992, when May merged with J. W. Robinson's to form Robinsons-May. The building has been the home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2021.
The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it "the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles". It is especially noted for its gold-tiled cylindrical section that faces the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue, of which it occupies the northeast corner.[3]
History
May Company
The May Company Building, completed in 1939, is a landmark Streamline Moderne structure.[4] It was deemed a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1992.[4]
LACMA West
After being vacant for two years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired the building in 1994 and used it—under the name "LACMA West"—as exhibition space.[5][6] In 2014, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures agreed to a 55-year lease with LACMA to include the May Company Building, as well as the adjacent land to build the David Geffen Theater.[7]
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The May Company Building was renamed in recognition of philanthropist Cheryl Saban and entertainment executive Haim Saban's $50 million (~$Format price error: cannot parse value "Error when using Template:Tl: |index=US-GDP (parameter 1) not a recognized index." in 2024) donation to the museum in 2017.[8] The Saban Building has served as the main building of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2021.[9]
In 2012,[10] the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson asked Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano to design the 300,000-square-foot campus consisting of the former May Company Building and a spherical addition attached by three glass bridges.[11]
The museum's design plan called for the renovation of the original structure, which included a full restoration of the exterior—most notably its cylindrical façade.[12] The cylinder comprises more than 350,000 glass and gold leaf mosaic tiles. While the restoration project, led by preservation specialist John Fidler, aimed to preserve as many of the original tiles as possible, those that had to be replaced were sourced from Orsoni, their original manufacturer in Venice, Italy.[12] The majority of the Saban Building is covered in Texas limestone panels which had started to deteriorate. Fidler used helical anchors to hold each panel in place before cutting away at the spoiled and broken stone and removing the corroding metal. Fundamentally, this restored the exterior of the building.[13]
Renzo Piano was also commissioned to design the building's new spherical addition.[14][11] The 130-foot-tall sphere building is home to the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater and is topped by the glass-domed Dolby Family Terrace which offers guests a panoramic view of the city and the Hollywood sign.[15]
Appearances in popular culture
The building was featured in Visiting... with Huell Howser Episode 702.[16] It is also featured prominently in the 1988 film Miracle Mile starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". Department of City Planning. City of Los Angeles. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission (July 1994). Historic-Cultural Monuments. City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."May Company Wilshire". Los Angeles Conservancy. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nichols, Chris (April 6, 2018). "The Academy Museum Is Restoring This 1939 Mid-Wilshire Landmark Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Overview". Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."May Co. Building to Reopen as LACMA West". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1998.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boehm, Mike (June 2, 2014). "Film academy to pay LACMA $36.1 million for movie museum lease". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malkin, Marc (December 5, 2018). "Why Haim and Cheryl Saban's $50 Million Donation to Academy Museum Almost Didn't Happen". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baldwin, Eric (February 17, 2020). "Academy of Motion Pictures to Open this December in Los Angeles". ArchDaily. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rathe, Adam (June 14, 2020). "The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Might Be the Most Exciting Development in This Year's Oscars Race". Town & Country. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Academy Museum of Motion Pictures". Architect Magazine. October 16, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cramer, Alex (December 5, 2018). "Tom Hanks Helps Unveil Academy Museum's Newly Restored Building". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gee, Kristopher. "AMPAS Restored Classic LA Building for New Museum". Spectrum News. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roe, Mike (February 10, 2020). "The Academy Museum's Giant Sphere Only Looks Like A Galactic Superweapon (There's A Movie Theater Inside!)". LAist. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chandler, Jenna (September 28, 2017). "Film academy releases new renderings of its museum on the Miracle Mile". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."May Company- Visiting (702) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
External links
- Official website
- Historic photos of building Script error: No such module "webarchive". via Los Angeles Conservancy
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