LA Live – Phase 1 and 2
Owner : |
L . A . Arena Land Co . |
Architect : |
RTKL / ELS |
Landscape Architect : |
Rios Clementi Hale Studios |
General Contractor : |
Clark Construction |
Adjacent to the Staples Center in Los Angeles , the first phase of LA Live opened in October 2007 included Microsoft Theatre ( formerly Nokia Theater ) and Microsoft Square , a 40,000 sf open air plaza built over an underground parking garage . The second phase , opened in 2008 , included the ESPN broadcasting studio . The mixed-use area is home to numerous outdoor concerts , festivals , and red carpet events .
The plaza features bands of seeded green glass Lithocrete and stone . Silica carbide seeded Presto Wall Finish planters and alternating bands of granite Lithocrete and pneumatically applied silica carbide are found in front of Nokia Theater .
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