{"id":94613,"date":"2019-08-20T08:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=94613"},"modified":"2019-08-16T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:08:24","slug":"renzo-piano-designs-glass-dome-for-academy-museum-of-motion-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/renzo-piano-designs-glass-dome-for-academy-museum-of-motion-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Renzo Piano designs glass dome for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_94615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94615\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opener-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opener-17-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles will feature a glass dome designed by Renzo Piano. Photo courtesy Academy Museum\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opener-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opener-17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opener-17.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles will feature a glass dome designed by Renzo Piano.<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Photo courtesy Academy Museum<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academymuseum.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/a> in Los Angeles will be one of the world\u2019s premier institutions devoted to movies and moviemaking when it opens next year.<\/p>\n<p>Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpbw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renzo Piano Building Workshop<\/a>, the museum site will feature a major renovation and expansion to the 1939 Streamline Moderne May Company building, now the Saban Building in the city\u2019s Miracle Mile neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The historic Saban Building will be paired with a new spherical addition to the north, with views of the Hollywood Hills. The 27,871-m<sup>2<\/sup> (300,000-sf) museum will feature more than 4645 m<sup>2<\/sup> (50,000 sf) of gallery space for both an immersive permanent exhibition and diverse temporary exhibitions, two film and performance theaters, a state-of-the-art education studio, and dynamic spaces for public and special events.<\/p>\n<p>The 4181-m<sup>2<\/sup> (45,000-sf) sphere will be made of precast and steel-reinforced concrete and steel. 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