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Here you can see the Los Angeles central library,

Here you can see the Los Angeles central library, and the lost Art Deco masterpiece the Richfield Building and it’s tower behind. The historic Central Library Goodhue building was constructed in 1926. The Central Library was designed by the architect, Bertram Goodhue. This building has come to also be known as a masterpiece in Art Deco design. Thankfully the library is protected unlike the lost Richfield building, and will be preserved due to this. The library building was added to the NRHP December 18, 1970 and was designated A LAHCM on March 1, 1967.
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#bertramgoodhue #dtla #artdeco #deco #richfieldbuilding #preservation #historicpreservation #lost #saved

It’s sad to hear the Standard Hotel is closing o

It’s sad to hear the Standard Hotel is closing on Sunset Boulevard, and we hope that the building finds a preservation minded steward in its new life. This mid century hotel was creatively reimagined by hotelier Andre Balazas who brought incredible new life to the historic building. While preserving its architecture and furnishing it compassionately to the architecture. The structure was originally built in 1962 as the Thunderbird Inn, pictured here. By the time it was purchased by the hotel chain, it had become a retirement home. We celebrate the success of this Adaptive Reuse of a historic building, and the buildings place in culture. We hope the mid century building finds a compassionate steward for its next phase.
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#thestandard #sunsetboulevard #midcentury #midcenturymodern #thunderbirdinn #oldsunsetstrip #westhollywood @giorgiosdisco #LAnights #ManyMemories

Lost!!!! The Elion-Hitchings Building on Cornwalli

Lost!!!! The Elion-Hitchings Building on Cornwallis Road in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S. is an architecturally significant Brutalist building designed by Paul Rudolph and completed in 1972 as the headquarters for Burroughs Wellcome. . In 2020, the owners demolished the building. It was here that the original drugs use to treat HIV and AIDS were pioneered and developed. Unfortunately the significant architecture and contributions to society were not found to be enough to save the building. Citing its condition and cost to renovate the building was dismantled starting today. A true loss for the design world in losing this magnificent and culturally significant brutalist structure by a master of Modernist architecture.
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#paulrudolph #brutalism #brutalist #modernism #glaxosmithkline #elionhitchingsbuilding #burroughswellcome

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