Design and Architecture
LA's electric bus future, construction giant Paul Matt
Los Angeles-based electric bus manufacturing companies aim to meet a growing demand for emission-free urban transit. And it's one thing to design a building, but it's another thing to build it. We pay tribute to the late Paul Matt, the construction giant who realized many Southern California landmarks.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenProterra's headquarters in City of Industry, one of a growing number of electric bus manufacturers in Southern California. (Avishay Artsy)
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2 storiesLos Angeles has become the Detroit of electric buses
There's a highly-charged competition going on in Los Angeles right now. And it's between manufacturers of electric buses.
Read the story19 minRemembering Southland construction giant Paul Matt
Paul Matt, chairman of MATT Construction, who passed away on June 30 Paul Matt, chairman of Matt Construction and builder of a number of Los Angeles-area landmarks such as the Skirball Cultural Center, the Petersen Automotive Museum and The Broad, died on June 30 at the age of 85. Those buildings seem so permanent and effortless it's hard…
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