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Historic
Place of the Month - July 2012
July's Historic
Place of the Month was:
The Lockheed
Headquarters Building
Currently Part of Bank or America and formerly
the headquarters for Countrywide Financial, the Lockheed
Headquarters was designed by prominent architect William Pereira and
is the only example of his work in Calabasas. Pereira is best known
for designing the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco (1973) and
his greatest achievement is considered to be the master plan for
Irvine Ranch (1961). The Lockheed Headquarters was one of his last
completed commissions before his death.
The Lockheed headquarters also has some unique features. Because of
the highly classified nature of some of Lockheed’s government
projects, including 3 stealth fighters (the F-117 Nighthawk, the
F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II), There is a room that has 3
foot thick concrete walls, ceiling and floor. Commonly referred to
as “the vault” it was the location of top secret meetings, because
no electronic signal can pass through the room, ensuring secrecy. It
is used today as a conference room.
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