Frank Gehry Walt Disney Concert Hall Plan

In 1987 lilian disney donated 50 million to establish a concert hall in honor of her late husband walt.

Frank gehry walt disney concert hall plan. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the. Now with the architect named the client group could. Frank gehry had never seen walt disney concert hall from this perspective before so intimately from above. Instead that theater s design was fit in during construction of the the performing arts campus which centered on the walt disney concert hall.

We were at gustavo dudamel s la philharmonic concert and he started to cry. A founders room and roof. I took my father who was visiting from colombia in october 2010 1 week before he died. In 1987 lilian disney donated 50 million to establish a concert hall in honor of her late husband walt.

Gehry s original plans for the concert hall complex did not include the roy and edna disney calarts theater redcat. Los angeles ca gehry s competition winning project proposal for walt disney concert hall marked just the beginning of the design process. I am proud to show it every time i have out of town visitors. Gehry s plan calls for a glass enclosed 1 100 seat concert hall on one end plus a boxy 700 seat theater for dance chamber opera and experimental performance work.

The walt disney concert hall designed by the architect frank gehry opened in 2003 after many years of gestation. To bring his bold new vision for the walt disney concert hall to life architect frank gehry needed new tools. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the. The history of the building began in 1987 when lillian walt disney widow of businessman donates 50 million to start building a philharmonic hall.

In july gehry and his friend randolph sherman an amateur pilot were flying over.