Just a short few months after our last update, the steel skeleton of the Colburn School's $335-million expansion is taking shape in Downtown Los Angeles.

Aerial view looking northwestGary Leonard

Located on the north side of 2nd Street between Olive and Hill Streets, the centerpiece of the new Colburn Center will be a 1,000-seat concert hall named for the project's primary donors - Terri and Jerry Kohl. Plans also call for multiple studios for instruction and rehearsal, as well as a smaller 100-seat theater.

The 100,000-square-foot project, designed by Frank Gehry will include a rooftop garden and a publicly-accessible garden opening onto Hill Street. Both of those spaces will also be used for performances, receptions, and other types of events.

Completion of construction is expected in 2027.

View from Hill Street and 2nd Street intersectionCourtesy of Frank O. Gehry & Gehry Partners, LLP

The project, which is taking shape just north of the Colburn's existing home on Grand Avenue, is the latest in a string of additions to the Bunker Hill area within the past decade, including Grand Park, the Emerson apartment tower, The Broad contemporary art museum, and the new Conrad hotel and Grand by Gehry Residences across Olive. It will be joined in the near future by a $100-million expansion of The Broad, which broke ground in April.

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