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<v Speaker 1>This might be one of my favorite moments all week.

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<v Speaker 1>LA is a city defined by bold ideas and two

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<v Speaker 1>architectural marvels now nearing completion. And we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to the house whisper himself, Dean Sharp, about the

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<v Speaker 1>Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Wallace Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Dean, Good morning, Heather.

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<v Speaker 1>So nice to talk with you. I am really excited,

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<v Speaker 1>especially about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>about what stands out to you architecturally about this project

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<v Speaker 1>and how is it really reflecting George Lucas's vision for storytelling.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh. I mean, first of all, not a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people know that it's happening, which is shocking.

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<v Speaker 1>It is shocking. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Huge. They took quite a while, several years to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out whether it was actually going to be in LA

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<v Speaker 2>or not. I think he initially wanted it up in

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<v Speaker 2>the Bay Area and it was going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>totally different look. But if you've been anywhere near Exposition

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<v Speaker 2>Park or the Colosseum, this is happening, literally right across

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<v Speaker 2>the street. It's a billion dollar construction project happening right

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<v Speaker 2>across the street, and you just you know, it's very

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<v Speaker 2>as you know I sent you these images. It's very,

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<v Speaker 2>very difficult to describe it other than it is some

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<v Speaker 2>kind of mothership spacecraft that has landed in La I

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<v Speaker 2>mean truly. And it's not it's not old and tattered

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<v Speaker 2>like the you know, like the spaceships in Star Wars

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<v Speaker 2>are designed to be. No, this is pristine and beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>and and there are there are hardly a straight wall

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<v Speaker 2>or plane in the entire complex. It also includes a

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<v Speaker 2>full park area outside with all sorts of space. There

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<v Speaker 2>is a solar on the roof. There is living roof

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<v Speaker 2>elements to it, there are green roof elements to it.

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<v Speaker 2>It is amazing. And it is the Lucas Museum of

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<v Speaker 2>Narrative Art, which always is a fascinating concept for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Narrative art meaning not just movies, but any art form

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<v Speaker 2>that essentially tells a story or a cultural setting. And

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<v Speaker 2>that is something that has just captivated and captured George

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<v Speaker 2>Lucas's imagination throughout the years, and so it's going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a fine art museum. There are two absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>world class, cutting edge cinemas inside it. In addition to

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<v Speaker 2>gallery after gallery after gallery, and it is scheduled to

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<v Speaker 2>open in twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, I personally am very excited for that. I'm a huge,

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<v Speaker 1>like Star Wars fan, anything nerdy like that. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw your pictures and just looks so so beautiful,

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to shift gears really quickly and talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the wildlife crossing. It's going to be over the

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<v Speaker 1>one o one freeway. It is the first of its

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<v Speaker 1>kind at this scale. How revolutionary is this structure from

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<v Speaker 1>a design and engineering standpoint.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, from a design and engineering standpoint, you could say

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<v Speaker 2>that this is not not super complex compared to most

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<v Speaker 2>freeway overpasses, and it certainly doesn't have the juge of

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<v Speaker 2>the Lucas Museum. But you know, if you're traveling up

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<v Speaker 2>the one oh one corridor up out of the valley

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<v Speaker 2>and into Thousand Oaks or Ventura, you're going to pass

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<v Speaker 2>under the Wall of Sandenberg Wildlife Crossing, and its significance

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<v Speaker 2>is substantial. We're talking about the world's largest wildlife crossing

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<v Speaker 2>and something so significant to our region because we realized

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<v Speaker 2>several years ago with all of the deaths of Cougar's

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<v Speaker 2>Mountain lions in our area, that essentially development, especially the

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<v Speaker 2>freeway development in northern LA four five, the one oh one,

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<v Speaker 2>the five, we've essentially landlocked the Santa Monica Mountains. There

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<v Speaker 2>is no way for wildlife to get to and from

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<v Speaker 2>the Santa Monica's. If you're there, you're stuck. If not,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a risk crossing a freeway, which of course

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<v Speaker 2>is when we see all of these animal deaths. Nor

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<v Speaker 2>is it healthy for that habitat, because an animal like

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<v Speaker 2>a mountain lion has a massive predatory range and the

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<v Speaker 2>Santa Monicas just do not handle it all. So a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of planning and thought went into this, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of funding, and it's called the Wall of Sandenburg

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<v Speaker 2>Crossing because the Annenberg Foundation spearheaded the funding for it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a freeway overpass over arguably the busiest freeway

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<v Speaker 2>in the world for animals and wildlife, and it connects

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<v Speaker 2>the Santa Monica National Region two the Semi Region next

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<v Speaker 2>to it, which means there is is a means by

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<v Speaker 2>which wildlife can get to and from and these are

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<v Speaker 2>proven to be effective. This is a large, big, beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>one and if you see it from the air, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>realize it looks like a freeway overpass while you're driving

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<v Speaker 2>on your car, but up on top of it, it

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<v Speaker 2>is nothing but an engineering marvel when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that it's holding soil and terrain and plant

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<v Speaker 2>material up there, and it is a natural way of

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<v Speaker 2>wildlife getting from one side of the freeway to the other.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, these are two huge projects and I know that

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<v Speaker 1>we will be looking forward to you sharing more about

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<v Speaker 1>them over the next year or so as they continue

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<v Speaker 1>to be developed. Dean Sharp. The House Whisper hosted by

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<v Speaker 1>Dean Sharp Arizon KFI here Saturdays from six am to

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<v Speaker 1>eight am and on Sundays from nine to noon. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much, Dean, we'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Heather