Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is a defining work of deconstructivist architecture, recognized as the most significant building of 2003 for its sculptural stainless-steel form by Dezeen Magazine.

Completed in 2003 after more than 15 years of development, Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is widely regarded as one of the most significant buildings of the early 21st century. Its iconic stainless-steel shell, formed from complex asymmetrical panels, became a global symbol of deconstructivist architecture. Designed from the “inside out,” the building centers on a non-hierarchical, vineyard-style concert hall focused on acoustics and public experience. Celebrated by critics and embraced by the city, Disney Hall represents Gehry’s enduring influence on Los Angeles and contemporary cultural architecture.
The illustration is by Jack Bedford.
Photo © Frank O Gehry. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2017.M.66)



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