Chiat/Day Building

The Chiat/Day Building is a commercial office building located in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Built between 1985-1991 for advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWAChiatDay) as its West Coast Corporate Headquarters, it was designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building is notable for the three different styles used in the main facade on Main Street, particularly the massive sculpture of binoculars that function as both a car and pedestrian entrance. The binoculars, which house two small conference rooms, were designed with help from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The "eyepieces" for the binoculars act as skylights and the entrance to the parking garage is through the lenses of the binoculars. The convert|75000|sqft|m2|sing=on building was delayed for a few years after hazardous materials were found on the building site, requiring removal. TBWAChiatDay is no longer a tenant in the building, having moved to another area of Los Angeles known as Playa Del Rey, the current occupant is DDB Worldwide, another advertising agency.

External links

* [http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/gehry/chiatday_07.html Guggenheim Museum profile]
* [http://www.arcspace.com/calif/build/chiat.htm ArcSpace: Chiat/Day Building 1991]