BUILDING WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
A brief look at the iconic concert venue's complicated construction process.
A Long and Winding Road
A mesh of political, planning, management, and bidding problems led to a shutdown of the Walt Disney Concert Hall construction project in 1994. But in 1996, through press articles, key events, professional support, and a fund-raising campaign, Walt Disney Concert Hall began to show signs of life.
BUILDING THE STAIRS AND PATINA RESTAURANT AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL by Federico ZignaniLA Phil
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN DURING WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL'S CONSTRUCTION (2001) by Federico ZignaniLA Phil
CONSTRUCTION VIEW OF WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL FROM HOPE STREET by Federico ZignaniLA Phil
FRAMING AND ADDING THE "SAILS" TO WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALLLA Phil
When Walt Disney Concert Hall finally opened in October 2003, this architectural masterpiece and acoustical marvel forever changed the musical landscape of Los Angeles. In the end, what matters most, of course, extends beyond the people and the particulars of its creation to the future life of the building itself. Walt Disney Concert Hall has engaged audiences with the greatest ideas in music and architecture.
VIDEO: TIME LAPSE OF WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL CONSTRUCTION (2013)LA Phil
