One of my projects a few years ago was working on the UCLA Film Archive Site in Santa Clarita outside of LA. It was all funded by David Packard of Hewlett Packard fame.
A massive project. One side was the safe storage of nitrate film stock. Those old films are unstable and can burnor blow up like dynamite. That building was sunk into the hilltop, thick poured in place concrete walls with dozens and dozens of 20 ft x 20 ft rooms, and topped by blow away roof units in case a room exploded.
The other side was a massive research and public theater area made out of poured in place concrete. Not a piece of wood used. The open beam ceiling structure in the main hall was all concrete made to look exactly like wood beams. It is really a work of art.
David Packard is a truly great guy, and his hobby is old film. He owns a vintage theater in NoCal and often runs the projector. Hewlett Packard was a fantastic company back in the day. I still use HP plotters for my survey company, and my favorite hand held calculator is the HP41 that first came out in about 1980. They have not been made for at least 20 years, last sold for about $200, and I picked up 3 new in box old stock ones about ten years ago for $1200 on eBay. Still have two in reserve. Use every day.
