Architect Michael Maltzan has transformed the Billy Wilder Theater in the Hammer Museum at UCLA into a place that acts as a machine to transport you into the world of stars; the stars of Tinsel town. Going to a movie is an experience, as much as a process of entertainment. It attempts to transport you from a world of reality to a world of make-believe stuff. It is a place where you are willing to put yourself in a state of suspended disbelief. Now Michael Maltzan has created a theater or rather revamped it in such a way that the few moments that you spend before the movie starts in your chair, you actually feels like moving into a different world. The $7.5 million Theater, which is named after the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Billy Wilder has been revamped with this unique creation. This has been made possible by a $5 million gift from his wife, Audrey Wilder.
The theater is fitted with 128 LED glow sticks that actually facilitate the experience to the audience that they are being transported at the pace of light through the cosmos into the fascinating world of cinema. But according to the architect himself, the lights signify the supply of power from the projector to the screen, as if to signify that the experience of being transported is about to begin; as if the power is being bestowed to the screen to transform us into the magical world of those we admire and love. The experience is surely unlike the one in traditional theaters where patterns are so constant and similar.
Via: ArchRecord
