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Design Selected for Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion
Populous, HMC Architects, Chu+Gooding Architects,
and OLIN team chosen for the estimated $350 million
expansion and renovation

The proposed design
features graphics wrapping
walls and ceilings (top left)
that reference Los Angeles
landmarks. The ceiling
of a large ballroom (above)
is a grid of operable coffers,
and an adjacent pre-function
area (top right) offers
city views.

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The City of Los Angeles, led by the L.A. Department of Convention
and Tourism Development and the L.A. Bureau of Engineering, held
a design competition as part of the "Expansion and Futurization
Project" for the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC). A panel of city
representatives has recommended the proposed design by the team
of Populous, lead design architect; HMC Architects, executive architect;
Chu+Gooding Architects, interior architecture; and OLIN, landscape
design. The city had previously requested proposals with a budget
of $350 million from several architecture and design firms, and narrowed
them down to three finalists, including those by the teams of Gensler
with Lehrer Architects and AC Martin with LMN Architects.
Located in Downtown Los Angeles, LACC was designed by
Charles Luckman and opened in 1971 with subsequent expansions
in 1993 and 1997 by James Ingo Freed and I.M. Pei. As one of the largest
convention centers in the U.S., LACC hosts 350 conventions and other
events annually, and the proposed design will expand it from 870,000
to 1.28 million total square feet of meeting and exhibition space.

The winning proposal is focused on the theme of authenticity
and communicating the culture of Los Angeles. It includes several
additions that increase the number of meeting rooms, as well as a series
of multi-use outdoor spaces that capitilize on the Southern California
climate and better integrate the large complex with the fabric of
Downtown, including the nearby Staples Center. Proposed additions
include a new structure over Pico Boulevard linking the center's South
Hall and West Hall. The design also calls for an extensive renovation
of the West Hall to incorporate a 70,000-square-foot, open-air ballroom
topped with a 100,000-square-foot, sky-lit ballroom wrapped with
glass and flanked with terraces. Brightly colored graphics-including
paving designs, wall treatments, and other elements-unite the
scheme and provide wayfinding. A later phase of the project calls
for a 1,000-room hotel.
The City Council will review the panel's recommendation
before negotiating a contract with the team and potentially proceeding
with the project. -MURRYE BERNARD

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E. Tautz
Alchemist
Recreating L.A.
IIDA Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015
Designers Select: Surfacing
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