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Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown. Cowboy Scale Figure, California City. 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
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Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown. Cowboy Scale Figure, California City. 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown. Downtown California City Master Plan. 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown. 20 Mule Team Parkway, Windshield View, California City. 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown. Office Building, Site Plan, California City. 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.
The architectural scale of the building is deceptive and therefore not a little ridiculous since its method of construction implies the size and span of a dirigible hangar yet its real size is that of a medium supermarket; the real building will not look like the picture.
Wirth, Timothy. Memo on the subject of [Wachsmann’s] California City Civic Center. August 31, 1971. Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates Collection, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.