After $350 million and nearly four years of construction, downtown’s shiny new federal courthouse is ready for its public debut. Although the bulk of construction was completed in August, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday and will feature speeches from Mayor Eric Garcetti, downtown councilman José Huizar and U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard…
It’s one of the safest courthouses in the country, both seismically and from violent threats, said Craig Hartman, senior consulting design partner at architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
The aesthetics of the building are intended to highlight its location in downtown’s governmental epicenter, a stone’s throw from City Hall, the LAPD administration building, and an array of other courthouses.