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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Los Angeles, California, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal2002-2004 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorMayne, Thomen_US
dc.creatorMorphosisen_US
dc.date2002-2004en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-09T17:30:50Z
dc.date.available2013-01-09T17:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2002-2004en_US
dc.identifier181598en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2097en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/87947
dc.descriptionHandicap ramp, located between the plaza (right) and the amphitheatre (left); The new Caltrans District 7 Headquarters covers an entire city block downtown Los Angeles, directly opposite City Hall. It serves the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Built on a $165,000,000 budget it opened in September 24th 2004. Its futuristic and environmentally-friendly design has won its designer Thom Mayne the 2005 Pritzker Prize. Enrobed in a constantly changing mechanical skin that is alternately open or closed depending on the conditions of outside temperature and sunlight, the building's fundamental property is that of transformation. At dusk the building is transparent, textured and windowed, while at mid-day it is buttoned up against the sun, appearing to be devoid of windows entirely. The building's south facade is entirely surfaced with photovoltaic cells that will generate approximately 5% of the building's energy while shielding the facade from direct sunlight during peak summer hours. The facade along Main Street features an innovative double skin of glass behind perforated aluminum panels. The panels open and close mechanically timed with the movement of the sun and weather conditions. Marking the entrance of the building at 100 South Main Street is a super-graphic, forward-canted sign towering 40 feet over the sidewalk. Source: arcspace.com [website]; http://www.arcspace.com/ (accessed 7/16/2010)en_US
dc.format.mediumglass; aluminum; steel; photovoltaic cellsen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture and energy conservationen_US
dc.subjectTransportationen_US
dc.subjectgovernment bureauen_US
dc.subjectbrise-soleilsen_US
dc.subjectgreen architectureen_US
dc.subjectpassive solaren_US
dc.subjectactive solaren_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.subjectDeconstructivisten_US
dc.titleCaltrans District 7 Headquartersen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-TMM-CB-B22en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypegovernment office buildingen_US
vra.worktypemixed-use developmenten_US
dc.contributor.displayMorphosis (American architectural firm, founded early 1970s); Thom Mayne (American architect, born 1944)en_US


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