The LAMOTH roof garden is one of the largest and steepest built to date. Some of the slopes being inclined up to 45 degrees. The planting aims to recreate a meadow and the main species used are ornamental grasses The building, designed by acclaimed architect Hagy Belzberg, has one of the largest intensive green roofs in California and has receive LEED Gold Certification. The design received the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission Design Honor Award, the Green Building Design Award, the Ontario Association of Architects (Canada) Design Excellence Award, the International Space Design Award - Idea-Tops Nomination Award, Best Design Nomination of Cultural Space, the Extraordinary Vision Award, and the AIA CC Design Award The architecture and layout plays a significant role in visitors experiences as the nine rooms descend and decrease in light as visitors progress towards the darkest part of history. Technology functions as a tool to enhance the experience and takes several forms throughout the museum including interactive video and audio exhibits. In collaboration with the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, LAMOTH installed a state of the art, 70-screen video sculpture that displays over 51,000 Survivor testimonies from the USC Shoah database.
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