Iconic William Pereira-designed Ziggurat in California May Be Demolished After a Government Sell Off


© Beyond My Ken | Wikimedia Commons <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>. ImageThe Chet Holifield Federal Building, AKA the Ziggurat, a Brutalist-esque structure built from exposed concrete, as seen in 2013

© Beyond My Ken | Wikimedia Commons <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>. ImageThe Chet Holifield Federal Building, AKA the Ziggurat, a Brutalist-esque structure built from exposed concrete, as seen in 2013

The Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, California—better known to locals as the “Ziggurat” for obvious reasons—is reportedly at risk of demolition. The six-story, one-million-square-foot government services building is on the chopping block as the U.S. Public Buildings Reform Board, responsible for unloading federal facilities, will likely sell the structure as early as next year.

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