Frank Gehry Walt Disney Concert Hall Plan

Gehry s original plans for the concert hall complex did not include the roy and edna disney calarts theater redcat.

Frank gehry walt disney concert hall plan. Gehry s plan calls for a glass enclosed 1 100 seat concert hall on one end plus a boxy 700 seat theater for dance chamber opera and experimental performance work. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the. The walt disney concert hall designed by the architect frank gehry opened in 2003 after many years of gestation. The history of the building began in 1987 when lillian walt disney widow of businessman donates 50 million to start building a philharmonic hall.

In july gehry and his friend randolph sherman an amateur pilot were flying over. A founders room and roof. To bring his bold new vision for the walt disney concert hall to life architect frank gehry needed new tools. Instead that theater s design was fit in during construction of the the performing arts campus which centered on the walt disney concert hall.

The idea was to create a reference point for music art and architecture which position the city of los angeles in the cultural level. He turned to sophisticated computer software called catia computer aided three dimensional interactive application originally created to design french fighter jets. The walt disney hall is my favorite building in los angeles. Frank gehry was selected from among several candidates during a design competition the.

Now with the architect named the client group could. I took my father who was visiting from colombia in october 2010 1 week before he died. I am proud to show it every time i have out of town visitors. In 1987 lilian disney donated 50 million to establish a concert hall in honor of her late husband walt.

Los angeles ca gehry s competition winning project proposal for walt disney concert hall marked just the beginning of the design process.