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This fancy winding staircase leads staff members up and away from the Atrium Cafeteria. I've had a chance to use this staircase before as a winter intern at the museum.
A circular steel-and-glass canopy caps an open-air courtyard, its ribs radiating outward from a central drum like spokes on a wheel, echoing the geometry of a rotunda while remaining fully transparent to the sky above. Below, a shaded arcade wrapped in climbing vines opens onto a paved plaza with scattered café tables, one seated figure barely visible in the far corner, dwarfed by the scale of the structure overhead.
The composition looks straight up through the oculus, a framing choice that turns a functional shade structure into pure abstract pattern: triangulated glazing bars converge toward the center the way ribs converge at the crown of a dome, while the surrounding ring of horizontal louvers reads almost like a giant aperture blade. Skylight structures of this scale and complexity are common in the atriums of large civic, hotel, and hospitality buildings across Los Angeles, where the year-round mild climate makes a fully glazed outdoor-feeling courtyard a practical amenity rather than a purely decorative gesture.
Late-morning light picks out the warm tone of the steel framing against a clear blue sky, while the potted greenery draping over the arcade below softens what could otherwise read as a purely mechanical, engineered space.
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A birds-eye view of the four-storey atrium which includes a healthy-eating catering outlet, Starbucks, and plenty of comfy seating to meet course colleagues.
The current Reichstag dome is a glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin. It was designed by architect Norman Foster and built to symbolise the reunification of Germany. The distinctive appearance of the dome has made it a prominent landmark in Berlin.
The Reichstag dome has a 360 degree view of the surrounding Berlin cityscape. The debating chamber of the Bundestag, the German parliament, can be seen down below. A mirrored cone in the centre of the dome directs sunlight into the building, and so that visitors can see the workings of the chamber. The dome is open to the public and can be reached by climbing two steel, spiraling ramps that are reminiscent of a double-helix. The Dome symbolises that the people are above the government, as was not the case during National Socialism.
The glass dome was also designed by Foster to be environmentally friendly. Energy-efficient features involving the use of the daylight shining through the mirrored cone were applied, effectively reducing the carbon emissions of the building. A large sun shield tracks the movement of the sun electronically and blocks direct sunlight which would not only cause large solar gain, but dazzle those below.
The futuristic and transparent design of the Reichstag dome makes it a unique landmark, and symbolises Berlin's attempt to move away from a past of Nazism and instead towards a future with a heavier emphasis on a united, democratic Germany.
Source: Wikipedia
Atrium at Eastpoint Mall. Originally was Hutzlers Eastpoint location. One of the original anchors with Hochschild Kohn. Mall originally opened in 1956. After the store closed, it was converted into a food court with stores and doctors offices. Sears was built onto the side of the old Hutzlers.
Atrium at the Macy's Women's store in the Temecula Promenade, this is the up escalator looking towards the Macy Woman and formal apparel department.