Book: Frank Ghery's Walt Disney Concert Hall
Preface by Deborah Borda, Introduction by Frank Ghery, Photography by Grant Mudford
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers in Association with The Los Angeles Philharmonic
"I believe that the design of Walt Disney Concert Hall suggests music, and I hope that when people attend concerts in the hall, their eyes will wander through the shapes of the building and find that what they see harmonizes with the music they're listening to. In my work I have always used art and music as a kind of inspirational motor. When I get stuck, I go look at paintings or listen to music. I find music in particular reassuring, and in many ways it just gets me going. It's energizing. And so the connection between architecture and music has always seemed natural to me."
- Frank Ghery, pg 11
"The entire building was designed from the inside out and was meant to invite people to come inside. It was intended to be accessible to everyone, to feel casual, not pompous or overly formal, and I think those qualities, those goals, have been achieved."
- Frank Ghery, pg 12---
Book: Ghery DrawsEssays by Horst Bredekamp, Rene Daalder, and Mark Rappolt
Commentary by Frank Ghery, Edwin Chan, and Craig Webb
Edited by Mark Rappolt and Robert Violette
"The concert hall lobby is accessible from the street and remains open during the day; large operable glass panels provide maximum accessibility to various amenities including a gift shop, a restaurant and cafe, an underground parking garage, and a pre-concert performance space, which will be used for performance-related lectures, educational programs, and other scheduled and impromptu performances throughout the day."
- pg 306
"The focus of the design is the 2,265-seat main concert hall, whose interior and forma re a direct expression of acoustical parameters. Seating surrounds the orchestra platform. The wood walls and the sail-like wooden ceiling forms give one the impression of being within a great ship inside the walls of the hall. A pipe organ designed in conjunction with the interiors occupies a central position between the seating blocks at stage rearl Skylights and a large window at the rear of the hall allow natural light to enhance daytime concerts."
- pg 306
