It’s a mammoth project that comprises far more than just the physical act of constructing the building itself, and Construction Equipment Guide take a look at the build and what it’s taken to bring concept to reality.
The spirit of Star Wars is taking form in a huge $1.5 billion spacecraft-like structure called the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
The futuristic museum building is even being built using highly modern equipment, including robots and drones. Robots will do some heavy lifting and moving of materials and drones provide a better picture of the construction process.
The drones can provide improved surveying of the land for starters.
With excavation completed, the project has moved into its major construction phases. Although much work remains, walls can be seen now inside the structure. The walls separate two different theaters.
Construction crews expect to complete by late 2021.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said during a recent visit to the construction site that beyond the museum’s legacy, the building will be a symbol of LA’s resurgence and economic viability.
“This represents a more than $1 billion investment in Los Angeles, Garcetti said.
Garcetti has described the museum as an architectural wonder, a cultural treasure and a center of storytelling and creativity at the heart of a reimagined Exposition Park.
Lucas is using the power, creativity and magic of modern-day construction to bring the best of his works, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, to a scholarly, but fantasy-filled public museum.
It’s sure to be a key destination for Star Wars fans once open and we will follow the construction as it progresses.
