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Walt Disney Concert Hall

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Walt Disney Concert Hall is a concert hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, designed by Frank Gehry and completed in 2003 as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Its exterior is composed of curving, angled stainless steel panels in Gehry's deconstructivist style, developed using the CATIA software originally built for aircraft design to manage the geometry. Inside, the main hall places the audience in a vineyard-style arrangement around the stage, its walls and ceiling finished in Douglas fir, with acoustics designed by Yasuhisa Toyota that have been praised for their clarity and warmth. The building is widely regarded as one of the most acoustically successful concert halls built in recent decades and as a defining work of Gehry's career.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Concert Hall 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Los Angeles, California, United States 1
Completed Year
2003 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Concert Hall 2
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Designed By

Frank Gehry, Architects and Designers

Designed by Frank Gehry.

Has Building Type

Concert Hall, Concepts

In Style

Deconstructivism, Styles and Movements

A landmark Deconstructivist concert hall known for its curving stainless steel form.

Uses Element

Stainless Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Walt Disney Concert Hall (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Sources
1. Walt Disney Concert Hall (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Infobox: location
    111 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • lead paragraph, opening sentence
    It was opened on October 23, 2003.
  • Lead section
    The Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California, is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center and was designed by Frank Gehry.
  • Uses Element: Stainless Steel, Wikipedia article
    Plans were revised, and in a cost-saving move the originally designed stone exterior was replaced with a less costly stainless steel skin.
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2. Wikidata: Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • Wikidata Q474326, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q474326, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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