the walt disney concert hall is an interesting building. i first heard about it because frank gehry designed it and he's a master architect. then i heard the curves of the building were reflecting light into the buildings around it and it was over-heating them. hmm frank, not good.
they managed to fix that problem by buffing down the contours that were reflecting light, so that's good for the suits that work downtown and don't want to be cooked while they work.
i just really like the building because it's so different from everything around it. it's fluid and has personality. lots of buildings downtown just seem to be rigid and bland. but the walt disney concert hall has pi-zzaz. here are some pictures i took:
the main thing i wanted to see when i toured it was the auditorium. i had read a lot about how the acoustics inside were amazing and how every seat in the house could get the same musical experience because of the auditorium's design.
it was really cool! i could completely hear our tour guide when we went inside and mind you, she was a small little japanese woman with a quiet voice. it was awesome...i bet it sounds even better when there is a full orchestra playing inside.
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