The futuristic Lucas Museum of Narrative Artwork is rapidly altering the panorama of Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
Half spaceship, half schooling, eating and retail complicated, the 11-acre campus is rising adjoining to L.A. landmarks together with Memorial Coliseum and the house shuttle Endeavour exhibit.
The $1-billion museum, funded primarily by filmmaker George Lucas and spouse Mellody Hobson, has pushed again its opening date from 2023 to 2025. The 2-year delay, the museum says, is because of pandemic problems, particularly provide chain points which have made the procuring of sure development supplies tough.
The five-story, 300,000-square-foot, futuristic-looking museum was designed by MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong. It has an arched stomach, making a shaded, open-air plaza beneath that guests can cross by means of into Exposition Park. The constructing is primarily composed of metal, glass and concrete together with wooden, geofoam, fiberglass-reinforced polymer and plaster.