Located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Jolla, the lens-like shape of this tower draws inspiration from the film and television industry of Los Angeles.
Designed pro bono by architect Frank Gehry, the Children’s Institute Inc.’s Watts Campus is a two-story, steel-framed facility at the corner of E. 102nd Street and Success Avenue in Watts, Calif./p>
This two-floor renovation was designed with growth in mind. Spanning the 47th and 48th floors of the Wells Fargo Building in Bunker Hill, the project features contemporary design with an interconnecting staircase, an interior water feature, a loggia, green walls and distinctive millwork, lighting and furniture elements.
Constructing the four trapezoidal sides of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s sculptural gem, a 75-ft-tall “machine for gathering” with three sloping faces, was the most daunting aspect of the project. “The concern was the facade,” says Stephen Montoya, vice president of operations for MATT Construction.
The 2023 Oscar awards featured a Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor who reinvented themselves and came back for a second act. The tunnel-boring machine Angeli is the LA performer that did much the same, but entirely underground.
If the 6-ft, 4-in.-tall Mike Jones had only been a bit taller, he might not have become a veteran of Southern California infrastructure. “I needed another four to five inches,” says the former high-school basketball forward.