And right next door was this

Yesterday I shared a couple of shots of the fabulous home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, well right next door to it is another amazing building.

The Broad, named after and commissioned by the philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, is home to an extraordinary collection of contemporary art. I’ve already shared a few shots of the art inside, and more will follow over the coming days, weeks and months.

Today though I just want to focus on the building itself.

This 120,000 square foot (!) building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler. Elizabeth Diller is considered one of the most influential designers in cultural space, and I can understand why after exploring The Broad.

It is free to look around the permanent exhibitions although they do recommend reserving your timed ticket in advance. However if you happen to find yourself in downtown LA with nothing to do pop along to Grand Avenue as they do release daily walk ups.

One of the striking features of this building is how the ‘vault’ containing all the art not currently on show is part of the visitor experience. You can see into the storage holdings, and both the storage area and the galleries themselves are surrounded by a honeycomb exterior – pictured.

Bringing the outside of the building in as well as filtering natural daylight.

January 2025 is a Squares Month, and thanks to the theme of geometry it is enabling me to share glimpses of my month long trip in the USA as well as plenty of squares. If you have not yet joined us then you have until 31st January to share your geometric squares. You can pingback via your post or add your link with a comment on one of my daily square posts.