Walt & Phil's Place
Elements Of Design
While in L.A. I made 4450 images. Many were 'Drive-bys' like this one.
If only I had a chance to stop into Walt Disney's Concert Hall, home to L.A.'s Philharmonic Orchestra I know I would of been blown away! Not only for the pleasure of listening to the most incredible sound but for the awe-inspiring, state of the art symphony in steel architecture!
Most of the exterior was designed with stainless steel and given a matte finish. The Founder's Room and Children's Amphitheather were designed with highly polished mirror-like panels and some residents from neighbouring condos suffered from glare caused by reflecting sunlight. Also the resulting heat made some unbearably warm, causing air-conditioning costs to skyrocket. To eliminate the 'eye sores' the Gehry team dulled these panels by lightly sanding them.
(Frank Gehry, Architecture & Yasuhisa Toyota, Acoustics)
Uploaded on September 26, 2011