Interior ramp in the Japanese Art Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The unique architecture of the mimics the interior of a Japanese house. The white translucent windows serve the same role that shoji did in Japanese homes — allowing soft natural light in, but keeping harmful ultraviolet rays out.‹
Pavilion for Japanese Art

Bruce Goff

Interior · Los Angeles, United States · 1988

Photo: InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · 3 July 201 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 1063×1600

Interior ramp in the Japanese Art Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The unique architecture of the mimics the interior of a Japanese house. The white translucent windows serve the same role that shoji did in Japanese homes — allowing soft natural light in, but keeping harmful ultraviolet rays out.

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