The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and advocacy group Fix the City are pleased to announce they have reached a settlement agreement regarding the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures project. The settlement agreement ensures the Academy and Fix the City will work closely to minimize the Museum\u2019s impact on surrounding neighborhoods. Per the agreement, the Academy and Fix the City will monitor and, if necessary, enforce mutually agreed upon standards for a variety of factors, including traffic, parking, signage, and \u00a0noise for the benefit of the community.\u00a0 This monitoring and enforcement system will likely serve as a model for future development projects in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur agreement with Fix the City is the result of several months of fruitful discussion and collaboration,\u201d said an Academy spokesperson. \u201cOur goal has always been to build a museum that not only enriches the public but is respectful to all our neighbors. We are thrilled to begin construction with the support of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe settlement agreement embodies a trust, but verify approach with built in mechanisms to fix impacts rather than have them be merely a cost of doing business. Fix the City appreciates the Academy\u2019s willingness to think outside the box on this creative settlement,\u201d said Laura Lake, board member of Fix the City.<\/p>\n
In June the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve plans for the Academy Museum. Construction begins this month and the museum is expected to open in late 2017.<\/p>\n
Settlement Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n The Agreement provides creative approaches that balance community protection with the creation of a world class facility.\u00a0 The highlights are as follows:<\/p>\n About the Academy Museum <\/strong><\/p>\n The Academy Museum will be the world\u2019s pre\u00admier cultural institution devoted to the history and future of the moving image. Designed by Pritzker Prize\u00ad-winning architect Renzo Piano and led by Director Kerry Brougher, the Academy Museum will explore the arts and sciences that have made motion pictures our most innovative and influential art form for more than a century. Piano\u2019s design for the museum will restore and revitalize the historic Wilshire May Company and include a new spherical addition that will connect to the May Company building with glass bridges. The Academy Museum will feature a core historical exhibition and rotating temporary exhibitions complemented by special projects, publications, digital initiatives and a slate of public programs that will include screenings, premieres, panel discussions, gallery talks, and K-12 education initiatives.<\/p>\n About Fix The City<\/strong><\/p>\n Fix The City is an all-volunteer, non-profit corporation focused on fixing the city by facilitating neighborhood improvements and neighborhood protection; supporting local infrastructure; improving the transparency and efficiency of local government; challenging harmful governmental policies and practices; and advocating for other improvements to the environment.\u00a0 Fix The City can be found on the web at www.fixthecity.org<\/a> and followed on twitter @FixTheCityLA.\u00a0 Inquiries can be sent to info@fixthecity.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and advocacy group Fix the City are pleased to announce they have reached a settlement agreement regarding the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures project. The settlement agreement ensures the Academy and Fix the City will work closely to minimize the Museum\u2019s impact on surrounding neighborhoods. Per the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academy-museum","category-ceqa"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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