About the author  ⁄ Derrick Roorda, P.E., S.E., LEED AP

Derrick Roorda is the Director of Buro Happold’s West Coast structural engineering group.

Structures for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened to the public in September 2021, promising to “invite the world into an unparalleled experience of the arts, sciences, artists, and social impact of moviemaking.” Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Gensler as executive architect, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures comprises a significant renovation and seismic improvement of the 1930s May Company Building, renamed the Saban Building, with the addition of the new spherical shaped Geffen Theater.

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