The total cost was estimated to be at $650 million, with LA county providing $125 million in funds and the rest raised by fundraising. Per reports LACMA has raised $560 million total since December 2018. The re-designed final building was criticized by some local architects, including the LA Times editorial architect Christopher Knight, calling the plans "half baked". Los Angeles City owns air rights above Wilshire, so the city council must give approval to the project, since part of the structure goes over the street.