Walt Disney Concert Hall Architecture

Completed october 23 2003 the walt disney concert hall celebrates its tenth anniversary today.

Walt disney concert hall architecture. 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. The history of the building began in 1987 when lillian walt disney widow of businessman donates 50 million to start building a philharmonic hall. 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. The walt disney concert hall designed by the architect frank gehry opened in 2003 after many years of gestation.

Home to the la philharmonic it has received wide acclaim for its excellent acoustics and. After receiving much acclaim for his titanium building in bilbao however he was urged to change the stone to metal. The idea was to create a reference point for music art and architecture which position the city of los angeles in the cultural level. In architect frank gehry s original design walt disney concert hall was intended to be clad in stone.

Photo by karla villaizan microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Walt disney concert hall los angeles united states. The sequel but kamin clarified the chronology and was even moved to call the completed hall a musical ark with silver sails that dance in the bright blue california sky john morris dixon.