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Equitable Life Building (Los Angeles)
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The Equitable Life Building is a 454ft (138m) tall skyscraper in Los Angeles
, California
. It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors. It is tied with the Los Angeles City Hall
for the 26th tallest building in Los Angeles. Welton Becket & Associates
designed the building. The facade is made of precast concrete that was sandblasted to expose the beige Texas limestone aggregate.
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors. It is tied with the Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall, completed 1928, is the center of the government of the city of Los Angeles, California, and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council...
for the 26th tallest building in Los Angeles. Welton Becket & Associates
Welton Becket
Welton Becket was an architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.Becket was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the University of Washington program in Architecture in 1927 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree .He settled in Los Angeles in 1933 and formed a...
designed the building. The facade is made of precast concrete that was sandblasted to expose the beige Texas limestone aggregate.