PCAD - Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049-6833

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Overview

Opened in 1996, the Skirball Cultural Center consisted of several interconnected pavilions and courtyards, including the Taper Courtyard, Haas Conference Center, Ahmanson Hall, Herscher Hall, Guerin Pavilion, and Guerin Courtyard.

Building Notes

On 12/06/2017, a serious fire threatened the Skirball Cultural Center, one of four raging in various parts of Southern CA.

Tel: 310.440.4500.

PCAD id: 1139

Publications

Stein, Karen D., "City on a Hill: Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California", Architectural Record, 184: 8, 94-101, 1996-08. Koffka, Adrian, "Skirball Kulturzentrum und Museum, Los Angeles", Bauwelt, 87: 35, 1946-1947, 1996-09-13. Czarnecki, John E., "Interview with Moshe Safdie", Crit, 41, 22-25, 1998 Spring. Webb, Michael, "Audrey's, Skirball Museum and Cultural Center, Los Angeles", Interiors, 156: 4, 56-59, 1997-04. Webb, Michael, "Expulsion into Paradise", Metropolis, 16: 1, 72-73, 84-85, 1996-07/08. "Global Antidote", World Architecture, 67, 80-95, 1998-06.

Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles, CA (1996)

Publications