The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has unveiled new renderings and drawings for their $600 million transformation designed by Atelier Peter Zumthor, as an environmental impact report for the project has been released.

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has unveiled new renderings and drawings for their $600 million transformation designed by Atelier Peter Zumthor, as an environmental impact report for the project has been released.

© Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner / The Boundary

The impact report provides some details of the museum plans, which will replace four existing buildings on the east campus with a new 387,500-square-foot building bridging Wilshire Boulevard. While the new space is aimed at providing a more cohesive museum experience, the construction will actually reduce the overall square footage by approximately 5,371 square feet and to combined maximum theater capacity from 716 seats to about 300.
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© Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner / The Boundary

The majority of the new building will hover about the site, touching down on seven semi-transparent Pavilions. This architectural move will allow additional space for an enhanced outdoor area including new landscaped plazas, outdoor public programming, sculpture gardens and native drought-tolerant vegetation. A parking structure on the southwest corner of Wils...