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The Triforium’s Noisy History and Vision for the Future

Season 16 Episode 2

For decades, a six-story tower of glass and concrete has stood over downtown Los Angeles dividing opinion at every turn. Joseph Young's Triforium is a musical instrument with lit glass prisms, in downtown LA. It was an experiment so far ahead of its time that it has stirred controversy since its 1975 unveiling.

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