Gehry-designed Second Century Project for Warner Bros. breaks ground

Warner Bros. on Tuesday officially broke ground on a pair of Frank Gehry-designed office towers, which when completed will mark a major expansion of the Burbank-based movie and TV studio’s headquarters. [...] The construction endeavor is part of a larger expansion of Warner Bros.’ footprint in the area that includes the acquisition of Burbank Studios.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the high-profile Second Century Project was joined by California Governor Gavin Newsom, Burbank's new Mayor Sharon Springer, Warner Bros. Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff, and architect Frank Gehry himself.

Yesterday, Gov. @GavinNewsom and Burbank Mayor Sharon Springer joined Warner Bros. Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff, architect @frankogehry and Worthe Real Estate’s Jeffrey Worthe at groundbreaking on two new Gehry-designed office buildings for Warner Bros.’ expanded campus. pic.twitter.com/b5mFWNj8Tq
— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) January 15, 2020

"It’s a legendary site," L.A. Daily News quotes Frank Gehry, who will be 91 next month, saying at the event. "I’ve been here many times over the years — not as a movie star or anything like that — and Warner Bros. is a legendary company. We have to create a legendary building for all this legendary history."

The two office towers, designed to appear as "icebergs flo...