Theme Building - Wikipedia
WEBThe Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". [2]
Theme Building, LAX - LA Conservancy
WEBThe Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport is a true Modern icon, recognized worldwide as the space-age landmark of one of the world’s youngest and most influential major cities.
Inside the LAX Airport Theme Building: A Modernist Icon
WEBMay 28, 2013 · One of LAX airport’s iconic buildings is the LAX Theme Building, hovering like an alien spaceship/UFO in the midst of the transportation hub.
The Story Behind Los Angeles International's Theme Building
WEBMar 3, 2023 · Described by some as a ‘spider’ or a ‘spaceship,’ the design was iconic of the mid-century-modern era. Built at the cost of $2.2 million, it housed a glamorous restaurant 80 feet above the ground, with a glass-walled viewing platform on top.
Theme Building - Architect Magazine
WEBFeb 15, 2017 · The Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport is a true Modern icon, recognized worldwide as the space-age landmark of one of the world’s youngest and most influential major cities.
WEBAt the center of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) stands the landmark Theme Building, which features 135-foot-high parabolic arches. Located under the 8,000-square-foot Upper Level is a courtyard with plaques commemorating the opening of the new Jet Age airport in 1961, and LAX's first employee in 1928, Henry Bakes.
California Retrospective: How LAX's Theme Building became an …
WEBNov 26, 2015 · The Theme Building is now one of L.A.’s most iconic buildings. As The Times wrote in 2010: Part spaceship, part flying saucer, the unusual-looking circular structure was sometimes mistaken as the...
The Iconic Theme Building Turns 60 In June - LA Weekly
WEBMay 13, 2021 · With themed architecture for each terminal and a futuristic 13-story, 172-foot control tower, both L.A. and its glamorous new airport epitomized modern culture. When the Theme Building opened...
LAX Theme Building – Los Angeles, California - Atlas Obscura
WEBMay 18, 2018 · Discover LAX Theme Building in Los Angeles, California: This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
The History of the LAX Theme Building - Atomic Ranch
WEBNov 6, 2019 · The story of the LAX Theme Building begins in 1959, where architecture firm Pereira + Luckman dreamt of creating a dramatic glass dome in the middle of the Los Angeles International Airport. The dome would connect the airport’s terminals and parking structures, and would truly be the hub of LAX.
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