In 2005 I was asked by eco-activist and author Gregory Wright to provide illustrations for an article entitled “Envisioning Solar Makeovers” in Solar Today Magazine showing how landmark Los Angeles buildings might be retrofitted with solar panels in a way that preserved some degree of their original architectural features while providing a fresh look.

I chose the classic Museum Square building on LA’s Miracle Mile for its location, prominence and western and southern exposure with no adjacent buildings to cast shadows.

Here are the before and after illustrations:

Museum Square, before solar retrofit

Museum Square, solar retrofit #1 – with standard flat solar panels

Museum Square – solar retrofit #2

The article, as published, can be read here:
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