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Encounter Restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Since 1961, the futuristic structure that houses the Encounter Restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has been one of L.A.'s most famous landmarks. For several years, Angstrom maintained and programmed the architectural lighting that dramatically enhances this vision of the future, using Irideon AR500s by Varilite, powered by an ETC sensor rack and programmed with a rack-mounted ETC Idea console.
Lighting equipment and programming provided by Angstrom Lighting
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Photography and illustration by Steve G. Adams
The Encounter Restaurant is currently undergoing a $9 million restoration project, as seen in these photos. Angstrom is currently assisting the electrical contractors with the careful removal of transformers, electrical panels and dimming systems so that they can remodel the various electrical rooms.
The Encounter structure in mid-renovation. Photography by Darin Cohen
Angstrom looks forward to working with the Encounter to upgrade their lighting system so that everyone can once again enjoy this landmark structure.
Lights provided by Angstrom sit underneath the scaffolded structure, waiting to be lit. Photography by Darin Cohen
A closer look at some of the Irideon AR500s by Varilite that light up the structure. Photography by Darin Cohen
