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California Science Center, Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center
Firm
STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
The California Science Center is located at the heart of the 160-acre Exposition Park at the edge of Downtown Los Angeles. ZGF was commissioned to master plan both the park and the Science Center, initiating a decades-long relationship between ZGF and the Science Center that began and remains rooted in a commitment to the local community. Together, ZGF and the Science Center embarked on a purpose-driven phased expansion towards the client’s moonshot goal of showcasing a NASA space shuttle in launch position.
Thirty years out from the creation of the master plan, that original moonshot goal has been realized. As architects for the master plan and prior phases of the California Science Center, ZGF designed the Phase III expansion—named the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center—engineered by ARUP and built by MATT Construction. The Air and Space Center’s leading attraction is space shuttle Endeavour, an orbiter that was part of the space exploration program from 1992 until 2011, which was awarded to the California Science Center Foundation by NASA. Endeavour will be displayed with a complete space shuttle stack as if ready for lift off, in conjunction with other exhibits that explore the science, technology, engineering, and math principles related to the shuttle program, as well as hands-on science exhibits, immersive experiences, and historic air and space artifacts. When complete, it will be the only place in the world for the public to get up close with a space shuttle in launch position.
Distinguishing itself from California Science Center’s existing buildings, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will have its own unique architectural identity. Characterized by a curvilinear design of exterior forms clad in stainless steel, the new addition’s architectural expression is inspired by the aerodynamic, fluid geometry of the Endeavour’s fuselage, cockpit, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The shuttle gallery will be 200 feet tall to accommodate the height of Endeavour. As the tallest structure in Exposition Park, Endeavour's forever home will be visible from vantage points across Los Angeles to share with the city, and the world, the legendary legacy the shuttle leaves in space.
Thirty years out from the creation of the master plan, that original moonshot goal has been realized. As architects for the master plan and prior phases of the California Science Center, ZGF designed the Phase III expansion—named the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center—engineered by ARUP and built by MATT Construction. The Air and Space Center’s leading attraction is space shuttle Endeavour, an orbiter that was part of the space exploration program from 1992 until 2011, which was awarded to the California Science Center Foundation by NASA. Endeavour will be displayed with a complete space shuttle stack as if ready for lift off, in conjunction with other exhibits that explore the science, technology, engineering, and math principles related to the shuttle program, as well as hands-on science exhibits, immersive experiences, and historic air and space artifacts. When complete, it will be the only place in the world for the public to get up close with a space shuttle in launch position.
Distinguishing itself from California Science Center’s existing buildings, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will have its own unique architectural identity. Characterized by a curvilinear design of exterior forms clad in stainless steel, the new addition’s architectural expression is inspired by the aerodynamic, fluid geometry of the Endeavour’s fuselage, cockpit, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The shuttle gallery will be 200 feet tall to accommodate the height of Endeavour. As the tallest structure in Exposition Park, Endeavour's forever home will be visible from vantage points across Los Angeles to share with the city, and the world, the legendary legacy the shuttle leaves in space.
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