Frank O Gehry Walt Disney Concert Hall

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.

Frank o gehry walt disney concert hall. Bounded by hope street grand avenue and 1st and 2nd streets it seats 2 265 people and serves among other purposes as the home of the los angeles philharmonic orchestra and the los angeles master chorale. The aim of the project was to devise a new home for the los angeles philharmonic. Wally skalij los angeles times a lifelong lover of classical music gehry s early vision for disney hall also included. Interview by mark swed.

You ll learn the importance of being a master builder prototyping your work and collaborating with other experts. It opened on october 24 2003. In 1987 lilian disney donated 50 million to establish a concert hall in honor of her late husband walt. It demonstrates the extravagant forms that have become synonymous to frank gehry s style.

Gehry aimed to do something similar but for cultural rather than political reasons. The hall is a compromise between a vinyard style seating configuration like the ber. Frank shares the highlights and low points of his time designing and constructing the iconic walt disney concert hall. It is one of frank gehry s most well known projects.

The construction of the walt disney concert hall which is located in los angeles california was completed in 2003. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the.