Students at the independent college prep school received a unique lesson in construction planning and execution via the complex three-phase project that brings the historic campus into the 21st century.
Construction is about 85% complete on the new $388-million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures at the intersection of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles's Miracle Mile neighborhood.
Paul Matt, 85, who died on June 30, had a 65-year career building more than 450 structures, including Southern California icons such as the Skirball Cultural Center, The Broad, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Wilshire Boulevard Temple restoration.
Paul Matt’s lifelong ambition to tackle challenging projects head on with a collaborative spirit has led to a career in construction that spans 65 years and encompasses more than 450 buildings, many of which are among Southern California’s most iconic structures.
A Los Angeles car museum gets a renovation to match its collection with a cherry-red exterior and 310 distinct metal panels flowing around it like a fluid-dynamics wind-tunnel test.