Museum Director Michael Govan Admits to Secrecy
For the past 11 years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has withheld from public view the details of its plans for a new building spanning Wilshire Boulevard that will replace the four buildings now demolished.
50% Support Renovation of Existing Buildings, 85% Favor Encyclopedic Collection in One Location
LOS ANGELES—A recent online poll of 2,746 respondents finds that only 5% approve of the current Peter Zumthor-designed scheme for a new Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Coop Himmelb(l)au, Barkow Leibinger, Reiser + Umemoto Among ‘LACMA Not LackMA’ Entrants
LOS ANGELES—The jury for “LACMA Not LackMA” has selected six leading ideas that could contribute to an alternate design for a new Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), correcting major shortcomings of the currently proposed scheme.
‘LACMA Not LackMA’ Addresses Severe Weaknesses in Current Design
LOS ANGELES—More than 70 international architecture firms are entering the “LACMA Not LackMA” design competition to present alternatives to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) current plan to construct a controversial building that fails to hold its encyclopedic collection.