2025-1-12

年初洛杉磯的大火摧枯拉朽，價值12個億首當其衝的洛杉磯藝術地標蓋蒂博物館竟然完好無損，於是一躍成為首屈一指的建築物防火經典。

• The Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades escaped fire damage as blazes move into inland towards Brentwood, home of the Getty Center museum (AFP via Getty Images)。

紐約時報今天撰文《Why the Getty Center's Art Stayed Put as Fires Raged Nearby》說：蓋蒂博物館至少有十道防火措施，才使得蓋蒂中心固若金湯，成為全球最安全的藝術品收藏地。

• The Getty’s architect, Richard Meier, built fire resistance into the billion-dollar complex, said Ron Hartwig, vice president of communications for the J. Paul Getty Trust. These hills are fire prone, but because of features like the 1.2 million square feet of thick travertine stone covering the outside walls, the crushed rock on the roofs and even the plants chosen for the brush-cleared grounds, “The safest place for the artwork to be is right here in the Getty Center,” he said.

現年九十歲的建築師理查德·邁耶（Richard Meier），是現代建築物白色派的主要代表。1997年底歷時14年耗資10億美元建成的蓋蒂中心，曾被譽為上世紀90年代世界三大傑出建築之一。