Solar-Powered Pavilion Installed at Los Angeles Museum to Cool Visitors and Generate Electricity
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Ellen Eberhardt
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Design studio Departamento del Distrito has installed a photovoltaic pavilion called 'Light Gauge' at the Craft Contemporary museum in Los Angeles. The solar-powered structure generates electricity to power the courtyard's electrical needs while providing shade and cooling for visitors. The installation was curated by architectural organization Materials & Applications and serves as both a functional energy source and an architectural feature in the museum's courtyard.
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· 2 pulledDesign studio Departamento del Distrito has installed a photovoltaic pavilion at the Craft Contemporary museum in Los Angeles that powers the electrical needs of the courtyard in which it sits.
Curated by local architectural organisation Materials & Applications, the Light Gauge installation straddles a courtyard on Wilshire Boulevard between Craft Contemporary and th
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