UCLA MacDonald Medical Research Laboratory

Architect: Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown
Year: 1991
Style: Postmodernism
City: Los Angeles, CA

The UCLA MacDonald Medical Research Laboratory, completed in 1991 on the Westside campus, was designed by Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown, the Pritzker Prize-winning firm regarded as a foundational voice in postmodern architectural theory. It brought that theoretical pedigree to a working medical research building rather than a museum or civic showpiece.

the style

The building is postmodern, applying ideas from a firm considered one of the foundational figures of postmodern architectural theory to an everyday campus science building.

the architect

Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown was a Pritzker Prize-winning firm and one of the foundational names in postmodern architectural theory.

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