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The Beverly Hills Civic Center is a landmark building serving as a 
/ref> The building was designed by Charles Moore (1925-1993). Drawing upon the Spanish Revival architecture of the city hall, Moore designed this building in a mixture of Spanish Revival, Art Deco and Post-Modern styles. It includes courtyards, colonnades, promenades, and buildings, with both open and semi-enclosed spaces, stairways and balconies. It was completed in 1990. As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation in 2014, the Palm Court of the Civic Center displayed a temporary mosaic mural by R. Kenton Nelson and an art piece by Michael C. McMillen.City of Beverly Hills: Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation
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civic center
A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, th ...
in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Be ...
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Location
The Beverly Hills Civic Center stands at 455 North Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills, California.Beverly Hills Civic CenterLos Angeles Conservancy
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History
In 1982, as the adjacentBeverly Hills City Hall
The Beverly Hills City Hall is a historic building and city hall in Beverly Hills, California.
Location
The building is surrounded by North Santa Monica Boulevard, North Rexford Drive, South Santa Monica Boulevard, and North Crescent Drive.Google ...
was being renovated, the project to build this civic center was put forward.City of Beverly Hills: Civic Center/ref> The building was designed by Charles Moore (1925-1993). Drawing upon the Spanish Revival architecture of the city hall, Moore designed this building in a mixture of Spanish Revival, Art Deco and Post-Modern styles. It includes courtyards, colonnades, promenades, and buildings, with both open and semi-enclosed spaces, stairways and balconies. It was completed in 1990. As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation in 2014, the Palm Court of the Civic Center displayed a temporary mosaic mural by R. Kenton Nelson and an art piece by Michael C. McMillen.City of Beverly Hills: Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation
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Secondary source
*Robin E. Johnson, ''The Beverly Hills Civic Center by Charles Moore: The Semiotics of Wealth and Power'', California State University, Northridge, 1992, 376 pages./ref>
References
Buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California Buildings and structures completed in 1990 {{California-struct-stub