Walt Disney Concert Hall

the issues involved, he arranged a research tour of great concert halls around the world in November 1987. After the research and experience the travelers shared, the Berlin Philharmonie Hall by Hans Scharon was one of the groups favorite for its combination of acoustical excellence and audience intimacy. From there Ernest Fleischman, head of LA Phil during the time, agreed he wanted the Disney Concert Hall “to be a single-purpose hall that is inviting, open and accessible to the street” and related

The Walt Disney Concert Hall is an astounding work of architecture. Leonard Koscianski finished designing this work in 1991, but the process of construction lasted almost a decade. The cost of the building ended up exceeding the original figures, which slowed construction. With donations from private sources, including the Disney family and The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney Concert Hall finally opened on October 24, 2003. The cost of the concert hall was roughly 274 million dollars, and seats

Frank Gehry is a world renowned architect known for several important buildings such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He was born in Toronto Canada February 28, 1929 but moved with his family to Los Angeles, California in 1947(1). Gehry attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 1954 with a degree in architecture (1). In 1962, he established his own architectural firm in 1962 now called Gehry Partners, LLP (1). In the beginning, Gehry used the

The architects use of space Ludvig Mies van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion is one of his most famous architectural constructions, and was built in 1928-29. As stated earlier the Barcelona Pavilion was built in Barcelona, Spain as a German national Pavilion for the Barcelona International Exposition of 1929 and the Chaos and Classism art and design show in 1918-1936, which was a reaction to the chaos of the World War I and contains works that includes painting, film, sculptures, photography and architecture

GMM installed these colorful #CityLightPoleBanners to spread the word about the exciting music festival. Instagram: The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents the “Reykjavik Festival” at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this spring! The festival highlights the creativity thriving in Iceland’s artistic community. GMM installed these colorful #CityLightPoleBanners to spread the word about the exciting music festival. Web/Facebook: Occidental College presents

was born in 1928 and now resides in Los Angeles California He is known best for his post modern designs which includes the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles which is the new home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic which Gerhy designed to be one of the most acoustically complex concert halls throughout the globe. Gehry also has other well known architectural creations such as the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at the University of Cincinnati, the Art

Two architects who works needs to be recognized too are Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank O’Gehry. Both great architects with creative designs that seem to incorporate with their surroundings. Who contributed so much to our modern designs and buildings that we still visit today. Both architects who came up with new ideas and designs instead of the traditional like houses and buildings but added new concept to what we see today. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in the year 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin

Frank Gehry Quote “When everybody else is ready for the ending, I’m just ready to begin,” Frank Gehry once wrote. “It’s been the story of my life” (qtd. in Templer, 1999, pp.1) Laying the Foundation Born on 28 February 1929 in Toronto, Canada, Frank O. Goldberg entered a household with a strong Polish and Jewish heritage. Twenty years earlier, Thelma Caplanski left Poland with her parents, a couple with deep religious morals. Once they settled in Toronto, the two decided

toured, Walt Disney Concert Hall probably is the one that stands out most in my memory. Although I didn’t visit the interior of the Concert Hall, the exterior appearance left a profound impact on me influencing my view regarding the society and art. I feel astounded by how Gehry’s work can beautifully allow art and architecture to

The Broad Collection is a contemporary art museum being built in downtown Los Angeles. When completed, it will showcase Eli and Edythe Broad's art collection, consisting of nearly 2,000 prominent works of art. The building’s façade was designed to look honeycomb-like and include a glass curtain wall. Seele Inc., a Germany-based engineering company, was hired as a subcontractor to begin work on the facade in 2012, after spending three months consulting with the New York City architecture firm of