Talk:Walt Disney Concert Hall

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I edited the passages about the heat from the polished steel, it now better explains the problems. My source was a History Channel Modern Marvels: Engineering disasters episode so I don't know how to source it.- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg (talk) 04:10, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

I found a reference to a paper by the engineers who analyzed the problem and recommended fixes. --Sommerfeld 17:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

The section about the reflection problems is erroneous and misleading. The History Channel also got it wrong. I work at the hall and here is the story; It was only the reflection from a small section of the garlic clove shaped Founders Room that was a problem. This is only 2% of the building. It is on the corner of First Street and Hope. This was one of the only parts of the building which was originally mirror finish. After residents in the condos across the street (on Hope Street) complained, Mr. Gehry's team approved the brushing of the mirror finish to dull it. The one section (a sub section of the Founders Room) was brushed and the problem was solved. No other place was brushed and the majority of the exterior remains as it was when it was finished in June 2003.

Thank You. October 15, 2006

[edit] Oldenburg sculpture

According to a sign in front of the WDCH and a number of articles, <A HREF="http://kcrw.org/gallery/images/at040622cc.jpg">this sculpture</A> by Claes Oldenburg will be added in front of the building by the end of '06. Should someone start a blurb about it now? Thanks.

Note, as an employee of the building, I can confirm that the structure has been scratched (it will not happen) due to cost of materials skyrocketing.

Thanks.

[edit] Another image

This is what jury duty leads to

All of these exterior images are good, but can someone provide an interior image? --Oakshade 06:14, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] critisms

This is of course a POV - but there are several news articles critising the design of it as (a) not tasteful (b) impractical and (c) looking like a messed up version of the sydney opera house!

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