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Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen's think tank, The Berggruen Institute, has just revealed renderings of its planned campus in the Santa Monica Mountains near The Getty Center.
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, it will be part of a 447-acre development.
A 26K SF compound, known as “the Chairman’s Residence,” would include residential and dining areas, a library and a conference room, but most of the land will be reserved as open space, Curbed Los Angeles reports. There also will be a 26K SF, 15-unit scholar village.
A 137K SF structure called the Frame will surround a courtyard and two spheres — the larger of the two spheres will house a 250-seat lecture hall.
The smaller sphere will hold a water reservoir system.
The surrounding hiking trails will be preserved.
The project could be completed in five years.
Berggruen founded the Berggruen Institute seven years ago as a non-partisan think tank, LAist reports.
