Arch. moods.

Architecture on screen · 1982

Blade Runner filming locations

Old Los Angeles becomes a layered future: ornate ironwork, ceremonial halls and Wright’s patterned concrete.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 3 documented locations

Science fiction

Bradbury Building

Bradbury Building

Los Angeles, California, United States

George Wyman; initial design by Sumner Hunt

Ennis House

Ennis House

Los Angeles, California, United States

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bradbury Building

On screen: J. F. Sebastian’s building

The atrium and galleries appear in the film’s climactic pursuit.

Architect / attribution
George Wyman; initial design by Sumner Hunt
Building chronology
1893
Place
Los Angeles, California, United States

In the film

Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.

Movie frame

Searchlights cut through the Bradbury Building’s atrium in Blade Runner.
Searchlights cut through the Bradbury Building’s atrium in Blade Runner.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Movie frame

Pris approaches the Bradbury Building across the rain-soaked street.
Pris approaches the Bradbury Building across the rain-soaked street.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

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A car arrives outside the Bradbury Building in the night-time street sequence.
A car arrives outside the Bradbury Building in the night-time street sequence.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Filming evidence

Ennis House

On screen: A real location behind Deckard’s world

The Conservancy documents its use in Blade Runner. Deckard’s complete apartment should not be mistaken for the real house: the film also used constructed interiors.

Architect / attribution
Frank Lloyd Wright
Building chronology
1924–1925
Place
Los Angeles, California, United States

In the film

Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.

Movie frame

Deckard arrives at his apartment building. The film combines Ennis House's textile-block vocabulary with constructed interiors and effects work.
Deckard arrives at his apartment building. The film combines Ennis House's textile-block vocabulary with constructed interiors and effects work.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Movie frame

Deckard drives through the entrance gate in the apartment arrival sequence. The film combines the Ennis House exterior with sets and visual effects.
Deckard drives through the entrance gate in the apartment arrival sequence. The film combines the Ennis House exterior with sets and visual effects.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Filming evidence

Los Angeles Union Station

On screen: Historic Ticketing Hall

The station confirms that scenes were filmed in its Historic Ticketing Hall.

Architect / attribution
John and Donald Parkinson
Building chronology
1939
Place
Los Angeles, California, United States

In the film

Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.

Movie frame

Deckard walks through the police headquarters, filmed in Union Station.
Deckard walks through the police headquarters, filmed in Union Station.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Movie frame

Deckard and Gaff enter Bryant's office in the police-station sequence filmed at Union Station.
Deckard and Gaff enter Bryant's office in the police-station sequence filmed at Union Station.

The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Filming evidence

Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.