The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Beverly Hills

United States

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was designed to be the hub for movie enthusiasts to converge and celebrate the art and history of film. The Museum is the first large-scale institution solely dedicated to the art, science and business of filmmaking.

Owner: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Gensler

Structural Engineer: BuroHappold Engineering

General Contractor: Morley + Taslimi

Steel Fabricator: Plas-Tal Mfg. Co.

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Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect, Renzo Piano, two buildings make up a 300,000 square-foot campus: the Saban Building, a historical LA landmark, and The Sphere, an innovative structure which will encompass the 1,000-seat state-of-the-art David Geffen Theatre as well as the Dolby Terrace, which will give visitors a sweeping view of the Hollywood Hills and Hollywood sign.

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The devices accommodate the significant differential movement between the base-isolated theatre structure and terra firma in the event of an earthquake.