The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - La Brea Tar Pits Master Plan. The Weiss/Manfredi and Gruen Associates scheme consists of a 13-acre campus located near LACMA inside Hancock Park.Under the plans, the Page Museum will be renovated within its existing footprint of 63,200 square feet, including the reorganization and enlargement of the museums collection space. Meanwhile, a new museum building of approximately 40,000 square feet will be constructed to the north and west of the Page Museum.Related on Archinect: LA's La Brea Tar Pits project picks Kossmanndejong to lead exhibition design.Image: Weiss/Manfredi, courtesy NHMLACThe existing entrance to the northwest corner of West 6th Street and the LACMA service drive will be renovated with a shaded canopy and a new welcome pavilion, while pedestrian pathways across the site will be reconfigured. The tar pits site will also be overhauled to establish th...