Walt Disney Concert Hall Architecture
With this new material gehry was able to tweak the shape of the exterior creating the iconic silver sails we see today.
Walt disney concert hall architecture. Completed october 23 2003 the walt disney concert hall celebrates its tenth anniversary today. Walt disney concert hall located in downtown los angeles california the walt disney concert hall is celebrated for both its excellent acoustics and distinctive architecture characterized by sweeping metallic surfaces. After receiving much acclaim for his titanium building in bilbao however he was urged to change the stone to metal. In architect frank gehry s original design walt disney concert hall was intended to be clad in stone.
The history of the building began in 1987 when lillian walt disney widow of businessman donates 50 million to start building a philharmonic hall. Photo by karla villaizan microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The idea was to create a reference point for music art and architecture which position the city of los angeles in the cultural level. Walt disney concert hall los angeles united states.
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. Home to the la philharmonic it has received wide acclaim for its excellent acoustics and. Frank gehry has been redesigning the building for more than a decade while unexpected delays postponed construction.