Report: The Broad in Los Angeles – Streamlined Facades for a Slower-paced City

The undulating perforated building envelope is difficult to pinpoint. A close-fitting, garment whose mesh is optimised to prevent direct daylight from entering the museum, it appears as if it were draped over a 1960s shopping mall – as opposed to the sensual curves of a Hollywood starlet, which would be more in line with contemporary style. What’s more: while Gehry’s...