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The Academy Museum by Renzo Piano opens in Los Angeles

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures inaugurates on September 30th, with a mission: to be just “as immersive as a movie”.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exterior. 

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Saban building.

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures David Geffen Theater Exterior. 

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Aerial shot of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. 

©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Dolby Family Terrace.

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures David Geffen Theater. 

Photo by Iwan Baan/©Iwan Baan Studios, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Ted Mann Theater. 

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Pedestrian bridges, Barbra Streisand Bridge and Casey Wasserman Bridge, connecting the Sphere building with the Saban Building. 

Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exterior Rendering

 ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation/Image from L’Autre Image

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exterior Rendering.

©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Mueum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Interior render. 

 ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Cross-section. 

©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation

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Renzo Piano restored and revitalized the historic Saban Building, at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. Dedicated to the art and science of movies, the Academy Museum will offer different experiences and insights, combining the architect’s two greatest passions: design and cinema. 

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The Saban Building, which represents the past, features seven floors, including exhibition spaces, a 288-seat theater, educational and special event spaces, conservation areas, a café and a store. Then, glass bridges will connect the old facility to a spherical addition, the future, which hosts the David Geffen Theater and the rooftop Dolby Family Terrace, with its views on the Hollywood Hills. More than a museum in the strict sense, this dynamic film centre will be at the same time experimental and entertaining, educational and immersive.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Exterior. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Saban building.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

David Geffen Theater Exterior. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ©Academy Museum Foundation

Aerial shot of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Dolby Family Terrace.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Iwan Baan/©Iwan Baan Studios, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation

David Geffen Theater. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Ted Mann Theater. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation

Pedestrian bridges, Barbra Streisand Bridge and Casey Wasserman Bridge, connecting the Sphere building with the Saban Building. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures  ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation/Image from L’Autre Image

Exterior Rendering

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Mueum Foundation

Exterior Rendering.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures  ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation

Interior render. 

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation

Cross-section. 

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