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The namesake of one of the massive fires, the Getty Center, was built knowing that a fire of this magnitude was a serious possibility. Architect Richard Meier designed the complex to be fire and earthquake safe, with thick travertine stone on the outside, crushed stone on the roofs, and 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.

The Getty Center: Built with Strength

Devastating fires in California continue to burn. The namesake of one of the massive fires, the Getty Center, was built knowing that a fire of this magnitude was a serious possibility. Richard Meier designed it to be fire and earthquake safe with 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀......