Fox Plaza (Los Angeles) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fox Plaza |
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| Alternative names | 20th Century Fox Plaza |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | 2121 Avenue of the Stars Century City, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′19″N 118°24′46″W / 34.055282°N 118.412804°W |
| Construction started | 1985 |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Owner | Irvine Company LLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Floor area | 90,115 m2 (969,990 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Johnson, Fain and Pereira Associates |
| Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates |
| Main contractor | Al Cohen Construction |
The Fox Plaza is a tall, 34-story building in Century City, Los Angeles, California. It stands about 493 feet (150 meters) high. This impressive skyscraper is owned by the Irvine Company, which is based in Orange County.
History of Fox Plaza
The Fox Plaza building was finished in 1987. Its main architects were Scott Johnson, Bill Fain, and William L. Pereira. Sadly, William Pereira passed away in 1985, so he never saw the building completed. Fox Plaza was the very last building he worked on.
After leaving his job as President of the United States, Ronald Reagan had his offices on the 34th floor of the building for several years. Today, the 34th floor is used by 20th Century Studios.
Building Design
The outside of the Fox Plaza building looks special. It has a mix of rust-red granite and shiny glass panels.
The building also has a very unique way of keeping cool and fresh, called an HVAC system. Inside the building, there's a large vertical air shaft. This shaft starts below the building, pulling in cool outdoor air. This fresh air is then pushed up to fan rooms on each floor. On the roof, there's an exhaust system that lets out the old, stale air. This smart design uses something called the stack effect, which helps air move naturally through the building.
Famous Filming Location
The Fox Plaza is very popular for movies and TV shows. In 2018, the building's chief engineer said that it was built with many extra safety features. He thought this might be because it was planned to be a filming location from the start.
The building has been shown in at least four big movies made by Fox.
- In the famous action movie Die Hard, the Fox Plaza was called Nakatomi Plaza (or Nakatomi Tower). In the movie, a group of bad guys takes over the building to steal money. A brave police officer named John McClane tries to stop them. Almost the whole movie was filmed inside and around the Fox Plaza. The scenes where the building looked damaged were made using a small scale model.
- The plaza and a building next to it were the main places for the comedy movie Airheads.
- Fox Plaza was also one of the buildings that fell down at the end of the movie Fight Club.
- The building is also shown as the offices for Chimera Gas in the movie Motorama.
- On the TV soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, it's shown as the headquarters for Spencer Publications.
- The building is important in an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine called "99." In this episode, detective Jake Peralta really wants to visit the building because it was in Die Hard. This causes his team to miss their flight back to New York City.
- The outside of the building was also used in the 1987 movie No Man's Land.
- It appeared in a 2001 episode of The X-Files called "Essence".
- You can also see it in the 1989 movie Lethal Weapon 2.
See also
In Spanish: Fox Plaza (Los Ángeles) para niños
