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Design and Architecture

Peterson Automotive Museum Accelerates the Changes on Miracle Mile

Just a few weeks ago, LACMA unveiled its proposed “inkblot” by architect Peter Zumthor that would replace four early buildings. Now, just yards away, the Petersen Automotive Museum has announced its own dramatic overhaul, reconfiguring the interior, and wrapping the building in “ribbons” of steel conceived to evoke speed.

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By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Just a few weeks ago, LACMA unveiled its proposed “inkblot” by architect Peter Zumthor that would replace four early buildings. Now, just yards away, the Petersen Automotive Museum has announced its own dramatic overhaul, reconfiguring the interior, and wrapping the building in “ribbons” of steel conceived to evoke speed.

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Terry Karges

    Petersen Automotive Museum

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