A GULP of Water, Air and Reality: Lux Art Institute Welcomes Daniel Wheeler
Summary
This one-of-a-kind institution invites visitors to not only “see art” but also to “see art happen.” Slated to be the first “green” (LEED certified) museum in California and located alongside one of Southern California’s remaining coastal wetlands, Lux’s four-acre site overlooks the San Elijo Lagoon and is surrounded by a wildlife preserve that stretches to the Pacific Ocean.Santa Monica, California-based Renzo Zecchetto, AIA – whose other significant architectural projects include the award-winning Church of the Nativity in Fairbanks Ranch, Calif. and the Alusa Printing Company in Santiago, Chile – designed the two-story building to utilize energy-saving strategies such as the use of natural light and recycled materials to preserve resources for future generations.Once called a “free-form cultural anthropologist,” he is known for enticing viewers out of their learned response to the environment into a sensory encounter of it.Exhibited nationally and internationally, Wheeler’s work is included in private and public collections across the country.“Wheeler has discovered a view that’s unexplored, yet part of our lives,” said Lux Director, Reesey Shaw.This one-of-a-kind institution invites visitors to not only “see art” but also to “see art happen.”Slated to be the first “green” (LEED certified) museum in California and located alongside one of Southern California’s remaining coastal wetlands, Lux’s four-acre site overlooks the San Elijo Lagoon and is surrounded by a wildlife preserve that stretches to the Pacific Ocean.In an effort to seamlessly meld the conservation and restoration of art beyond the museum walls, an array of rare native plants blends naturally into the nearby preserve.Santa Monica, California-based Renzo Zecchetto, AIA – whose other significant architectural projects include the award-winning Church of the Nativity in Fairbanks Ranch, Calif. and the Alusa Printing Company in Santiago, Chile – designed the two-story building to utilize energy-saving strategies such as the use of natural light and recycled materials to preserve resources for future generations.### Contact Information Lux Art Institute Maya Ellman 619-295-7140 www.luxartinstitute.org Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Lux Art Institute Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend