| Binoculars Building | |
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 The Binoculars Building seen in May 2007 | |
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| Alternative names | Chiat/Day Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial office |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Address | 340 Main Street |
| Town or city | Venice, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°59′43″N 118°28′37″W / 33.99539°N 118.47692°W |
| Current tenants | |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Owner | W. P. Carey & Co. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Gehry |
The Binoculars Building is the common name of Google's Venice campus in Los Angeles, California. Originally known as the Chiat/Day Building, it was built in 1991 for the advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWA\Chiat\Day) and designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building has a prominent public artwork entitled Giant Binoculars (1991), designed by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, on its street-facing façade, hence the vernacular name.[1]
The Giant Binoculars sculpture covers both a car and pedestrian entrance; the entrance to the parking garage is between the two telescopes of the binoculars. The 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) building was delayed for a few years after hazardous materials were found on the building site, requiring removal. The latest tenant of this building was Google in 2011,[2] which added two neighboring buildings as part of a major expansion to establish a larger employment presence in Los Angeles.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "Google Binoculars Building". Venice Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Sarno, David (January 26, 2011). "Google Leases Office Complex in Venice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Verini, James (11 September 2003). "L.A.: Gehry's laboratory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Sarno, David (26 January 2011). "Google leases office complex in Venice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Carlson, Nicholas (8 February 2011). "Photos Of Google's Wacky New "Binoculars Building" Office On Venice Beach". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
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