Walt Disney Concert Hall - Revision history

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	* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.		* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.
	* ING House.		* ING House.
		+	* Interview with Kevin Borg, founder of KJB Building Consultants.
	* Parterre.		* Parterre.
	* Piano Building.		* Piano Building.

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	Walt Disney Concert Hall was built in Los Angeles, California as the base for the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The building was originally proposed in 1987 after Walt Disney’s widow Lillian bestowed a $50 million gift to the city of Los Angeles. However, it took more than 15 years (and an additional $224 million) to complete the project.		Walt Disney Concert Hall was built in Los Angeles, California as the base for the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The building was originally proposed in 1987 after Walt Disney’s widow Lillian bestowed a $50 million gift to the city of Los Angeles. However, it took more than 15 years (and an additional $224 million) to complete the project.
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	Planning stalled under bureaucratic red tape and a lack of funding in 1994, but the project got back on track in 1997. At that point, Frank Gehry’s architectural firm was given permission to proceed with designs that were originally presented and approved in 1991. The venue opened in 2003.		Planning stalled under bureaucratic red tape and a lack of funding in 1994, but the project got back on track in 1997. At that point, Frank Gehry’s architectural firm was given permission to proceed with designs that were originally presented and approved in 1991. The venue opened in 2003.

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	* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.		* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.
	* ING House.		* ING House.
		+	* Parterre.
	* Piano Building.		* Piano Building.
	* Postmodern architecture.		* Postmodern architecture.

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	* Acoustic consultant.		* Acoustic consultant.
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	* Binoculars Building.		* Binoculars Building.
	* Building acoustics.		* Building acoustics.
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	As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.		As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.

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	* Location: Los Angeles, California, USA		* Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

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	As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.		As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.

−	=== Project data ===	+	== Project data ==

	* Location: Los Angeles, California, USA		* Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

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−	As a public gathering place in a busy city, the facility - with its numerous entrances, parks, pedestrian areas, restaurants ~~and more~~ - presented security challenges. ~~Since~~ the project was conceived before the U.S. terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, security measures had to be revisited and plans revised. The main entrance retains its sense of drama and openness while incorporating additional security through staffing and ~~high tech~~ systems.	+	As a public gathering place in a busy city, the facility - with its numerous entrances, parks, pedestrian areas and restaurants - presented security challenges. As the project was conceived before the U.S. terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, security measures had to be revisited and plans revised. The main entrance retains its sense of drama and openness while incorporating additional security through staffing and systems.

	= Acoustic excellence =		= Acoustic excellence =

−	The marriage of aesthetics and acoustics was another challenge for the designers. The ~~centerpiece~~ of the hall, the main auditorium, is the result of a collaboration between Frank Gehry Partners and Nagata Acoustics, with additional consultation provided by the orchestra’s former music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen (who ~~is now~~ conductor laureate for the orchestra). Execution of the acoustic design was primarily handled by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics.	+	The marriage of aesthetics and acoustics was another challenge for the designers. The centrepiece of the hall, the main auditorium, is the result of a collaboration between Frank Gehry Partners and Nagata Acoustics, with additional consultation provided by the orchestra’s former music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen (who went on to become conductor laureate for the orchestra). Execution of the acoustic design was primarily handled by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics.

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−	Panelled in Douglas fir, the curved interior design of the hall retains the ~~acoustical~~ characteristics and intimacy of a traditional ‘shoebox’ theatre. Even the 2,265 seats in the hall play an important part in its ~~acoustical~~ design. Members of the audience surround the orchestra platform and a pipe organ (dubbed ‘the French fries’ by Gehry, who designed its essential form) occupies a central position between the seating sections at the rear of the stage.	+	Panelled in Douglas fir, the curved interior design of the hall retains the acoustic characteristics and intimacy of a traditional ‘shoebox’ theatre. Even the 2,265 seats in the hall play an important part in its design.

−	The execution of the design for the pipe organ was undertaken by Manuel Rosales~~. It~~ was constructed by Caspar Glatter-Gotz in Owingen, Germany.	+	Members of the audience surround the orchestra platform and a pipe organ (dubbed ‘the French fries’ by Gehry, who designed its essential form) occupies a central position between the seating sections at the rear of the stage. The execution of the design for the pipe organ was undertaken by Manuel Rosales, and it was constructed by Caspar Glatter-Gotz in Owingen, Germany.

	= Dynamic look and feel =		= Dynamic look and feel =

−	The main entrance of the building features an expanse of glass, a grand stairway, an oval courtyard and several atria spaces. ~~On the~~ facility’s grounds~~, there is~~ a children’s amphitheatre that seats up to 300 ~~visitors~~ and a second performing space that accommodates an audience of 120. A large portion of the site is dedicated to an urban public park with an expansive garden and ornamental landscaping.	+	The main entrance to the building features an expanse of glass, a grand stairway, an oval courtyard and several atria spaces. The facility’s grounds also feature a children’s amphitheatre that seats up to 300, and a second performing space that accommodates an audience of 120. A large portion of the site is dedicated to an urban public park with an expansive garden and ornamental landscaping.

−	Inside the hall ~~there is something lacking -~~ there are very few right angles. The building’s orientation, combined with the curvature of the exterior walls, presents highly sculptural compositions that wrap the entire building and ~~provide multiple facades~~ to the surrounding neighbourhood.	+	Inside the hall there are very few right angles. The building’s orientation, combined with the curvature of the exterior walls, presents highly sculptural compositions that wrap the entire building and present complex profiles to the surrounding neighbourhood.

−	This design mandated innovative construction techniques. At the time, no architectural software ~~or blueprint programme~~ existed to reproduce Gehry’s fluid shapes and concepts, so instead he adapted a French technology called CATIA that had been previously used for the aerospace and automotive industries.	+	This design mandated innovative construction techniques. At the time, no architectural software existed to reproduce Gehry’s fluid shapes and concepts, so instead he adapted a French technology called CATIA that had been previously used for the aerospace and automotive industries.

	= The not-so-perfect finish =		= The not-so-perfect finish =

−	Disney Concert Hall was originally designed with a stone finish - which was Gehry’s preference for its warmth ~~and glow~~ - but planners were so impressed by Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (which opened in 1997) that they insisted on stainless steel panels for the facade. For more on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, see [[Guggenheim_Museum,_Bilbao\|Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao]].	+	Disney Concert Hall was originally designed with a stone finish - which was Gehry’s preference for its 'warmth' - but planners were so impressed by Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (which opened in 1997) that they insisted on stainless steel panels for the facade. For more on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, see [[Guggenheim_Museum,_Bilbao\|Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao]].

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−	After installation, this finish created problems when reflections from the surface were linked to an increase in traffic accidents ~~around Disney Concert Hall~~. In 2005, after numerous complaints, the stainless steel was sanded and dulled to reduce the glare.	+	After installation, this finish created problems when reflections from the surface were linked to an increase in traffic accidents. In 2005, after numerous complaints, the stainless steel was sanded and dulled to reduce the glare.

	= An iconic addition to the cityscape =		= An iconic addition to the cityscape =
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	* Dancing House, Prague.		* Dancing House, Prague.
−	* Deconstructivism	+	* Deconstructivism.
	* Fish Building, India.		* Fish Building, India.
−	* Frank Gehry	+	* Frank Gehry.
	* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.		* Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.
	* ING House.		* ING House.

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	Disney Concert Hall was originally designed with a stone finish - which was Gehry’s preference for its warmth and glow - but planners were so impressed by Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (which opened in 1997) that they insisted on stainless steel panels for the facade. For more on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, see [[Guggenheim_Museum,_Bilbao\|Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao]].		Disney Concert Hall was originally designed with a stone finish - which was Gehry’s preference for its warmth and glow - but planners were so impressed by Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (which opened in 1997) that they insisted on stainless steel panels for the facade. For more on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, see [[Guggenheim_Museum,_Bilbao\|Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao]].

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	As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.		As part of the city’s Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project, Disney Concert Hall occupies a 3.6 acre site and takes up an entire city block in the historic Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The Concert Hall is part of a cultural and entertainment complex that includes several other performing arts venues, a school, a cathedral, a sports facility, a public library and an art museum.
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		+	=== Project data ===
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		+	* Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
		+	* Construction started: 1999
		+	* Completed: 2003
		+	* Floor space: 27,220 m2
		+	* Architect: Gehry Partners, LLP
		+	* General contractor: M.A. Mortenson
		+	* Construction cost: $274 million
		+	* Owner: County of Los Angeles

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