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Caltrans District 7 8
Caltrans District 7 headquarters. .The 171 million dollar project is a 13 story enviromentally responsible bldg. located in downtown LA at 1st street and Main st. The architect is Thom Mayne of Morphisis, and was built by Clark Construction. It is able to harness the energy of the sun to create electricity with a second layer of vision glass panels with special photovoltaic components located on the southern exposure of the bldg. There is a special second metal skin that can open and close to maintain indoor comfort and filter air. The LA Times has dubbed it the "Death Star" for it's intense and forboding design. It also has an unusual skip-stop elevator that will only stop on every 3rd floor to encourage impromptu meetings among workers..It is planned to open late fall of 2004...9/26/04.Photo by Ted Soqui/Corbis c 2004
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