| Alternate Names: | Chiat/Day Building |
| Building Type: | Commercial office |
| Architectural Style: | Postmodern |
| Owner: | W. P. Carey & Co. |
| Current Tenants: | |
| Address: | 340 Main Street |
| Location Town: | Venice, Los Angeles, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 33.9954°N -118.4769°W |
| Completion Date: | 1991 |
| Architect: | Frank Gehry |
The Binoculars Building is the common name of Google's Venice campus in Los Angeles, California. Originally known as the Chiat/Day Building, it was built in 1991 for the advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWA\Chiat\Day) and designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building has a prominent public artwork entitled Giant Binoculars (1991), designed by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, on its street-facing façade, hence the vernacular name.[1]
The Giant Binoculars sculpture covers both a car and pedestrian entrance; the entrance to the parking garage is between the two telescopes of the binoculars. The 75000square feet building was delayed for a few years after hazardous materials were found on the building site, requiring removal. The latest tenant of this building was Google in 2011,[2] which added two neighboring buildings as part of a major expansion to establish a larger employment presence in Los Angeles.[3] [4] [5]