Equitable Life Building (Los Angeles)

The Equitable Life Building is a 138 m (453 ft) International style skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood, of Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors. It is tied with the Los Angeles City Hall for the 26th tallest building in Los Angeles. Welton Becket & Associates designed the building for the Equitable Life Insurance Company. The facade is made of precast concrete that was sandblasted to expose the beige Texas limestone aggregate.

For the early 20th-century building in Downtown Los Angeles, see Equitable Building (Downtown Los Angeles).
Equitable Life Building
Equitable Life Building, viewed from 6th street
Alternative namesCenter Bank Building
General information
StatusComplete
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleInternational style Modernism
Location3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.0621°N 118.2984°W / 34.0621; -118.2984
Completed1969
Height
Roof138 m (453 ft)
Technical details
Floor count34
5 below ground
Lifts/elevators34
Design and construction
ArchitectWelton Becket & Associates
Structural engineerWelton Becket & Associates
Main contractorTurner Construction
References
[1][2][3]

The lobby of the Equitable Life Building hosts art in its vitrines. This space is called Equitable Vitrines. These vitrines have hosted art including Jennifer Moon's Will You Still Love Me: Learning to Love Yourself, It Is The Greatest Gift of All in 2014-2015.[4] In an interview with Ocula Magazine, Equitable Vitrines founders Ellie Lee and Matt Connolly explained that they realised through negotiations with the building's management, 'bureaucrats, artists, and tenants—each required a different way of thinking and speaking about what art is and what it can or should do.'[5]

Since March 2, 2015, the Equitable Life Building has served as the chancery of the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, occupying part of its fifth floor.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Equitable Life Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. Equitable Life Building at Emporis
  3. "Equitable Life Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. Eler, Alicia (February 12, 2015). "An Artist Turns Surveillance into Affection". Hyperallergic. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  5. Das, Jareh (31 January 2020). "Equitable Vitrines: Public Art and Contested Space". Ocula Magazine.
  6. "PHL Consulate General in Los Angeles moves to serve public better" (Press release). Department of Foreign Affairs. February 25, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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