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Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, CA, USA

Posted in Built by Sophia S Lee on November 10, 2025

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Building: Petersen Automotive Museum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Completed: 2015
Area: 12,500 m2 / 135,000 ft2
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Executive Architect: House & Robertson Architects
Construction Manager: MATT Construction
Facade Engineering: A. Zahner Company
Facade Structural Engineering: Wallace Engineering
Structural Engineering: Saiful Bouquet
Wind Engineering Consultant: A. Zahner Company
Design-Build Mechanical/Controls: ACCO Engineered Systems
Client: Petersen Automotive Museum (Walker Real Estate Service, LLC)
Award: The Historic Motoring Awards 2020 – “Museum/Collection of the Year”, “Winner” of American Architecture Awards 2017, “Finalist” of World Architecture Festival Awards 2017
AE Interest: Steel frame system provides wide column-free spaces and seismic resilience; existing concrete structure reused to reduce embodied carbon; stainless-steel ribbons function as solar shading and manage rainwater; energy-efficient LED lighting and smart HVAC controls enhance interior comfort and exhibit quality.

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