Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA’s giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions?
- Posted on April 16, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA’s giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions?

Built on tar swamps and two tortuous decades in the making, LACMA’s latest addition used twice as much metal as the Eiffel Tower. How did America supersize revered architect Peter Zumthor?