Remake Of LA Car Museum Is Gaudy, Retro (Not In A Good Way), And…

According to the architects, the façade is meant to “evoke the imagery of speed and the organic curves of a coach-built automobile.” And this will no doubt attract attention from passing motorists. But we’re getting a Vegas-esque distillation of every bad architectural trend. Corrugated aluminum? Check. Steel cladding? Check. There is an old axiom in design, “If you can’t make it good, make it big. And if you can’t make it big, make it red.” The redesign seems to have taken this dictum literally.