Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
The headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department occupies the full city block in the Civic Center district between Main, Spring, 1st and 2nd streets, immediately south of the Los Angeles City Hall. It has 500,000 square feet of floor space across 10 stories, a café, underground parking as well as a parking structure, racks for 50 bicycles, and a 400-seat civic auditorium. It was a joint venture of Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall (DMJM) and Roth Sheppard Architects. It opened in October, 2009, replacing the Parker Center that had been the LAPD HQ since 1955. Responding to the city’s goal of sustainable building practices, this project achieved a LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council and received awards from the Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles and the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt