Fox Studios
Century City, California
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t the southern edge of ultra modern
Century City, one of Los Angeles’ most
visible urban icons, are what remains of
the grand old studios of the 20th Century
Fox. Century City, with its tony array of hotels, shopping
centers, entertainment venues and towering skyscrapers,
was built on what was once the backlot of the 20th
Century Fox movie studio. Understanding the historic
value of this site, the developers named the commercial
complex “Century City.” Most of the studio’s facilities
have been relocated elsewhere to make room for the
Century City shopping center. But a significant part of the
old Fox studios has survived and still remains active with
production of movies and TV dramas.
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Avenue “D” fire lane.
Located on the landmark Fox Studios lot, the new
Fox Network Center and Executive Building combine
operation of Fox and its parent company, News
Corporation of America. The two adjacent buildings are
five-story structures built over a three-story underground
parking structure. Fox Network Center consolidates the
multiple Fox broadcasting activities previously scattered
throughout the LA area. The center is a 24-hour, fully
digital television broadcast facility for the nation’s fourth
largest network. It houses the technical operations of Fox
cable channels. The new Executive Building is the West
Coast headquarters for the executive and administrative
offices of the multimedia entertainment conglomerate.
Amenities include a 10,000 square-foot restaurant, a
Plan view of Rosso Lithocrete® and saw cut joint pattern.
65-seat private screening room and a large “blue sky”
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media laboratory, and Lithocrete auto court and adjoining
hardscape.
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