Frank Gehry The Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles

Designed by frank gehry and considered to be an architectural masterpiece walt disney concert hall is a modern marvel and a los angeles icon.

Frank gehry the walt disney concert hall los angeles. Interview by mark swed. Architect frank gehry outside his marina del rey studio in august. Home to the la philharmonic it has received wide acclaim for its excellent acoustics and. Walt disney concert hall squint your eyes and frank gehry s walt disney concert hall in downtown los angeles looks like a gleaming clipper ship its sails filled with wind.

The idea was to create a reference point for music art and architecture which position the city of los angeles in the cultural level. The hall is a compromise between a vinyard style seating configuration like the ber. Completed in 2003 it is the newest of the music center s four venues and home to the los angeles philharmonic and los angeles master chorale. The stainless steel exterior forms which were in fact inspired by gehry s love of sailing have now become iconic.

To any eye it s an intriguing combination of fervent shapes and forms a mystery that sort of regenerates itself to the point that it s never the same to any onlooker. It opened on october 24 2003. Gehry aimed to do something similar but for cultural rather than political reasons. Architect frank gehry discusses the creation of 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. The walt disney concert hall designed by the architect frank gehry opened in 2003 after many years of gestation. 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. Frank gehry s walt disney concert hall is a world class performance venue to the privileged people of los angeles and a tribute to walt disney s devotion to the arts an idea coined by his wife lillian disney.