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Beverly Hills Civic Center

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Beverly Hills Civic Center
Entrance of Beverly Hills Civic Center
Map
General information
TypeCivic center
Architectural styleHybrid: Spanish Revival, Art Deco and Post-Modern
Address455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210
Coordinates34°4′24.76″N 118°23′57.65″W / 34.0735444°N 118.3993472°W / 34.0735444; -118.3993472
Completed1990
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Moore

The Beverly Hills Civic Center is a landmark building serving as a civic center in Beverly Hills, California.

Palm Court inside the Beverly Hills Civic Center
Map of the Beverly Hills Civic Center

Location

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The Beverly Hills Civic Center stands at 455 North Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[1]

History

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In 1982, as the adjacent Beverly Hills City Hall was being renovated, the project to build this civic center was put forward.[2]

The building was designed by Charles Moore (1925-1993).[1][2][3][4] Drawing upon the Spanish Revival architecture of the city hall, Moore designed this building in a mixture of Spanish Revival, Art Deco and Post-Modern styles. It includes courtyards, colonnades, promenades, and buildings, with both open and semi-enclosed spaces, stairways and balconies.[1] It was completed in 1990.[2]

As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation in 2014, the Palm Court of the Civic Center displayed a temporary mosaic mural by R. Kenton Nelson and an art piece by Michael C. McMillen.[5]

Secondary source

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  • Robin E. Johnson, The Beverly Hills Civic Center by Charles Moore: The Semiotics of Wealth and Power, California State University, Northridge, 1992, 376 pages.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Beverly Hills Civic Center, Los Angeles Conservancy
  2. ^ a b c City of Beverly Hills: Civic Center
  3. ^ Allen John Scott, Edward W. Soja, The City: Los Angeles and Urban Theory at the End of the Twentieth Century, Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1998, p. 57 [1]
  4. ^ Dorothy Rice, Beverly Hills With Love: Paintings and Text, Glen House Communications, 1998, p. 35 [2]
  5. ^ City of Beverly Hills: Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation
  6. ^ Google Books