Walt Disney Concert Hall Architect

Gehry aimed to do something similar but for cultural rather than political reasons.

Walt disney concert hall architect. The history of the building began in 1987 when lillian walt disney widow of businessman donates 50 million to start building a philharmonic hall. Architect who co designed prague s dancing house. Walt disney concert hall is the fourth hall of the los angeles music center one of the largest performing arts centers in the united states. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the.

Architect of the guggenheim museum in bilbao. Designed by architect frank gehry walt disney concert hall new home of the los angeles philharmonic is designed to be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world providing both visual and aural intimacy for an unparalleled musical experience. The walt disney concert hall at 111 south grand avenue in downtown los angeles california is the fourth hall of the los angeles music center and was designed by frank gehry. One of the dancing house architects.

The hall is a compromise between a vinyard style seating configuration like the ber. In architect frank gehry s original design walt disney concert hall was intended to be clad in stone. Disney concert hall architect. While the concert hall was suffering delays gehry s guggenheim museum in bilbao which was designed about the same time was completed in 1997 six years before disney.

The sequel but kamin clarified the chronology and was even moved to call the completed hall a musical ark with silver sails that dance in the bright blue california sky john morris dixon. As architecture critic blair kamin wrote in the chicago tribune it was easy for the completed disney to be perceived as bilbao. Interview by mark swed. In 1987 lilian disney donated 50 million to establish a concert hall in honor of her late husband walt.

With this new material gehry was able to tweak the shape of the exterior creating the iconic silver sails we see today. It opened on october 24 2003. Designer of spain s guggenheim museum. Architect frank gehry discusses the creation of walt disney concert hall.

The walt disney concert hall designed by the architect frank gehry opened in 2003 after many years of gestation. After receiving much acclaim for his titanium building in bilbao however he was urged to change the stone to metal.