Download or read book Iron written by Gil Garcetti and published by Balcony Press. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The graceful curves of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles are familiar to anyone interested in contemporary architecture or the work of this great master. They are also famous, if not infamous, to the ironworkers faced with the challenge of building them. With a building skin stretched tight and tolerances shaved to a thousandth of an inch, there was simply no room for typical industry standards. A new breed of ironworker was required, one who relies on modern tools like lasers, yet whose muscular forms wielding hammers hundreds of feet above the ground testify still to the great unchanging tradition of their trade. Photographer Gil Garcetti had unparalleled free access to the construction site. The personal relationships he developed with the workers over the course of many months and his admiration for their artistry are evident in these moving portraits. Garcetti's evocative images, reproduced in rich duotones, bring to life the romantic ideal of the heavy industry.
Download or read book Walt Disney Concert Hall written by Patricia MacKay and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics written by Yasuhisa Toyota and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visually stunning and data rich text catalogs the design of 32 concert halls by world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and his team at Nagata Acoustics, the firm behind the celebrated Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and numerous others. Alongside architectural drawings and photographs, commentary on the design process and challenges of each hall provides insight for the dedicated listener to appreciate a wide range of internationally beloved concert venues. Summarized acoustical and architectural data for each of the halls will provide valuable reference information to architects and acousticians alike. Following the project anthology is an overview of the history, development, and acoustical features of vineyard- and surround-style concert halls. A broader discussion of design philosophy reveals the methods by which Toyota has guided architects to create world renowned halls. These technical and general discussions give architects the foundation to design for the performing arts, and provide audiences a new insight and perspective to consider the next time they attend a concert.
Download or read book Symphony written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official book on architect Frank Gehry's spectacular Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Download or read book Forest of Pipes written by Jennifer Zobelein and published by Balcony Press. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through interviews with key figures, including tonal designer Manuel J. Rosales and organ builder Caspar von Glatter-Gotz, you will discover the elegant engineering of this instrument and the challenges in its construction. This book also pays tribute to the musicians who have created both the sublimely soft and booming tones in one of the world's best concert halls."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Cereal City Guide Los Angeles written by Rosa Park and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the leading independent travel and style magazine Cereal comes Cereal City Guide: Los Angeles: a portrait of the City of Angels offering a finely curated edit on what to see and do for discerning travelers and locals alike. Rosa Park, Cereal's founder, has built a loyal readership that counts on her unique, considered advice. Rather than a comprehensive directory of all there is to see and do, these Cereal City Guides offer instead an edit of points of interest and venues that reflect Cereal’s values in both quality and aesthetic sensibility. Rosa has personally visited hundreds of venues in Los Angeles, distilling her preferred locales down to her firm favorites. From the laid-back excellence of its food scene, brimming with fresh produce, to elegant hotels imbued with the glamor of Old Hollywood, these are the finds that offer a more personal take on the sprawling, energetic city. Meticulously researched and illustrated with original photography, each guide includes: photo essays of striking images of the city an illustrated neighborhood map interviews and essays from celebrated locals such as Amanda Chantal Bacon of Moon Juice and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen of The Row lists of essential architectural points of interest, museums, galleries, day trips outside the city, and unique goods to buy an itinerary for an ideal day in Los Angeles Cereal City Guide: Los Angeles is a design-focused portrait of an iconic city, offering a distinctive look at the best museums, galleries, hotels, restaurants, and shops. Also, check out Cereal City Guide: Copenhagen, Cereal City Guide: Paris, Cereal City Guide: New York, and Cereal City Guide: London.
Download or read book Building Art written by Paul Goldberger and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, from Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, is the first full-fledged critical biography of Frank Gehry, undoubtedly the most famous architect of our time. Goldberger follows Gehry from his humble origins—the son of working-class Jewish immigrants in Toronto—to the heights of his extraordinary career. He explores Gehry’s relationship to Los Angeles, a city that welcomed outsider artists and profoundly shaped him in his formative years. He surveys the full range of his work, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. to the architect’s own home in Santa Monica, which galvanized his neighbors and astonished the world. He analyzes his carefully crafted persona, in which an amiable surface masks a driving ambition. And he discusses his use of technology, not just to change the way a building looks, but to revolutionize the very practice of the field. Comprehensive and incisive, Building Art is a sweeping view of a singular artist—and an essential story of architecture’s modern era.
Download or read book Symphony written by Richard Koshalek and published by . This book was released on 2003-11-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall, new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world. This book traces the history of the hall from its inception through the completion of the building.
Download or read book Confluences written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Composer Is Dead written by Lemony Snicket and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There′s dreadful news from the symphony hall-the composer is dead! If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously? In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. Perhaps you can solve the crime yourself. Join the Inspector as he interrogates all the unusual suspects. Then listen to the accompanying audio recording featuring Lemony Snicket and the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Hear for yourself exactly what took place on that fateful, well-orchestrated evening.
Download or read book Modern Theatres 1950 2020 written by David Staples and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Theatres 1950–2020 is an investigation of theatres, concert halls and opera houses in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America. The book explores in detail 30 of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses and dance spaces that opened between 1950 and 2010. Each theatre is reviewed and assessed by experts in theatre buildings, such as architects, acousticians, consultants and theatre practitioners, and illustrated with full-colour photographs and comparative plans and sections. A further 20 theatres that opened from 2009 to 2020 are concisely reviewed and illustrated. An excellent resource for students of theatre planning, theatre architecture and architectural design, Modern Theatres 1950 – 2020 discusses the role of performing arts buildings in cities, explores their public and performances spaces and examines the acoustics and technologies needed in a great building. This beautifully illustrated book is also a must-read for architects, theater designers, theatre historians, and theatre practitioners.
Download or read book Ella Queen of Jazz written by Helen Hancocks and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play… and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star would step in to help. This is the incredible true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe was born – and how they worked together to overcome prejudice and adversity. An inspiring story, strikingly illustrated, about the unlikely friendship between two celebrated female icons of America’s golden age.
Download or read book Walt Disney Concert Hall di Frank O Gehry written by Mariopaolo Fadda and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iron Erecting the Walt Disney Concert Hall written by Gil Garcetti and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walt Disney Concert Hall Design Commission written by Walt Disney Concert Hall Committee and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lion King written by and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is full of fun and games on the African plains for Simba, a young lion cub. But when Simba's father is killed, and his uncle, Scar takes over, he makes Simba leave the Pride. With the help of his comical friends, Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat, Simba can finally claim his throne. But first he must stand up to his villainous uncle, Scar.
Download or read book Frank Gehry written by Francesco Dal Co and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive monograph of the world-famous architect Frank Gehry (b.1929) Revised and expanded to include his most recent projects including the New York residential tower (2011) Detailed presentation of approximately 250 buildings and projects from North America and Europe Features all Gehry's best-known projects including the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum (1997), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003) and the Experience Music Project in Seattle (2000) Includes essays by renowned critics Francesco Dal Co and Kurt W Forster
