See how this Streamline Moderne icon in Los Angeles was transformed into the Academy Museum

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Pedestrian bridges, Barbra Streisand Bridge and Casey Wasserman Bridge, connecting the Sphere building with the Saban Building

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Discover more about the two state-of-the-art movie theaters

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Ted Mann Theater

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Read how architect John Fidler brought this historic building back to life

Restoration expert John Fidler with deteriorated building material removed from the former May Co. building at Wilshire and Fairfax being restored as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. ©Academy Museum Foundation

Restoration Expert John Fidler

Historical Architecture 

Learn more about the Academy Museum’s restoration of the Saban Building’s historic mosaic façade

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as seen from Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Joshua White/JW Pictures, ©Academy Museum Foundation. Photo by Joshua White/JW Pictures, ©Academy Museum Foundation.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue

Building Blocks of the Academy Museum

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The museum marks the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ third adaptive reuse project, intended through their materials manufacturing and transport to extend the lifespan of existing structures, reduce waste, conserve resources, and create a smaller carbon footprint than new buildings.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as seen from Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California. ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©A.M.P.A.S./ Images from L’Autre Image

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