Description

The symbolic heart of LAX Airport for nearly 50 years, the Theme Building is an elevated restaurant and lounge rising 135 feet above the parking area in the center of the terminals. In recent years, deterioration of the cladding in the upper portion of the arches caused chunks of stucco to fall off the arches, thereby creating a hazard to pedestrians and forcing closure of the restaurant. Theme Building underwent a renovation involving a new engineering design for the arch system. The old stucco was completely removed and reconstructed.