BP Grand Entrance

Does LACMA want to make this the center of the museum replacing the upper level piazza? I hope not. It makes a good entrance but we prefer the old and grander piazza, the LA Times Central Court, that joins the main buildings of the museum.

The island state of Venice has it's entrance at the boat docks but the center and heart of Venice is St. Marks Square. We feel the same way about the BP Grand Entrance. It makes a good entrance from the underground parking and from Wilshire Blvd but it's not the center of the museum.

The museum calls the two ends of the BP Grand Entrance the North and South Plaza. We want to divide the BP Entrance into three parts: The Street Lamps Plaza, the Concourse, and the Fire Truck Plaza.

From this BP Grand Entrance visitors can travel to any of the museum's buildings. Be it the Broad building that's completed or through the Ahmanson to the LA Times Central Court and the center of the museum. In later posts we will discuss what's needed in the LA Times Square to make it a more inviting center for the museum.

The photos show the Fire Truck Plaza with it's Fire Truck and also the entrance elevator from the below ground garage.