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Project Update

Sunnylands is scheduled to open in November 2011. During the next two years, the new Annenberg Center at Sunnylands will be completed to offer visitors an introduction to the Sunnylands story. Surrounded by a nine-acre desert garden, the new Center will offer exhibitions and audio-visual materials explaining the architectural history of the site, its art collections, its important visitors, the philanthropic legacy of the Annenbergs, and the ways in which all new work embraces an ethic of environmental sensitivity. In addition to new construction is the restoration and renovation of the historic estate. Completed in 1966, the house, originally designed by A. Quincy Jones, requires upgrades to make it accessible to the public and seismically stable. The infrastructure of the grounds is being carefully evaluated to include 21st-century technology while maintaining the property's cultural landscape.

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Left: Rendering by Jackson Kahn Golf Course Design
Center: Photograph by Graydon Wood, December 2006
Right: Rendering by Craig Shimahara Illustration for Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects
 
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
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Photo Credit: Image supplied by Matt Construction


Aerial view of the Center building under construction

The Annenberg Center building is moving forward according to the construction schedule. Frederick Fisher and Partners is the architect for the new center. Frederick Fisher won the Rome Prize in Architecture in 2008 and the firm is internationally recognized for the design of art museums and education facilities. The design for the Center uses clean lines, restrained detailing, quality materials, and a strong relationship to nature to evoke the architecture of Sunnylands. The firm's office is housed in the former office building of A. Quincy Jones, the original architect for Sunnylands.