Photos: Downtown Los Angeles’ new federal courthouse
Downtown Los Angeles’ new federal courthouse includes a particularly effective feature: edges that are lifted off the ground, making the glass cube seem to float in midair.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)The serrated facade of the new federal courthouse is just one of the building’s striking elements.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Skylights at the new federal courthouse downtown create a bright environment.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Catharine Opie’s photographic series “Yosemite Falls” is on display inside the federal courthouse.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)The glass walls of the federal courthouse make for an open, light-filled space.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles City Hall is reflected in the windows of the new 10-story federal courthouse downtown.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)People gather in the jury assembly room during opening ceremonies for the new federal courthouse downtown.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)The cube-like federal building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has 10 stories and encompasses 633,000 square feet.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)The serrated facade is just one of the new federal courthouse’s striking elements.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Sky bridges are placed on each level of the 10-story federal courthouse.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)A rooftop cactus garden softens the surfaces of the new federal courthouse in downtown L.A.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)An atrium rises 10 floors through the center of the building.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)A reflecting pool stands outside the entrance to the new federal courthouse in downtown L.A.
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