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LAX Air traffic Control Tower

Holmes and Narver
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/178750
Date
1996
Description
Top of the tower with tilted windows and overhang to shield from sun glare; guy wires in X configuration anchor tower to base; In 1996, a $29 million, 277-foot-tall (84 m) air traffic control tower was built near the Theme Building. (To the east of the old 1960s tower which still exists, and is used for offices.) The windows, tilted outward to avoid glare, circle the entire top floor to allow a clear view for air traffic controllers. Holmes & Narver, a subsidiary of Ashland Oil since 1981, is a major government contractor, as a construction and engineering firm. The control tower also contains an array of equipment such as radios, radar displays, computer systems for meteorological information and flight data, controllers' headsets, telephone systems, light guns for communication with aircraft via aviation light signals, and wind and pressure gauges. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/31/2015)
Type of Work
control tower
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), engineering and industrial design, manufacturing, Transportation, airports, air travel, Twentieth century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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