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The Getty Center

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Architect Richard Meier took inspiration from Hadrian's villa in Rome in designing the Getty Center. Taking 14 years to complete the structure, Meier combined old-world ceremony with the informality of southern California to createa stunning interior never before seen in similar institutions. Windows and pergolas are used to frame views of the city of Los Angeles, hills and the ocean. Courtyards are treated as outdoor rooms with sunlight penetrating all working and circulation areas.

California, Arts centers, The Getty Center (Los Angeles, California), Richard Meier and Partners

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Southwestern University Law Library

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Altoon & Porters Architects and Freeman Design were contracted to render the interior design for the Southwestern University Law Library. The library, which occupies 80,000 sq ft, features an expansive and technically sophisticated study areas and 45,000 linear feet of open stacks. The first floor houses the microfilm and computer services, the main reference library and circulation desk while computer laboratories and a small study room are located in the basement.

Interior design, Libraries, Interior design firms, Interior design services, Southwestern University. School of Law, Altoon + Porter Architects, Freeman Design

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Pittard Sullivan

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Eric Owen Moss Architects blended the old and new in the design of computer graphics firm Pittard Sullivan's four-story headquarters in Culver City, CA. The new steel-framed structure features a brick wall and bowstring trusses from the factory that used to occupy the site. Inside are custom-designed workstations made of wood and Plexi sheets on steel frames and a main conference room featuring an inlaid wood and steel table and a media wall.

Television advertising production companies, Pittard Sullivan Productions, Eric Owen Moss Architects

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