Birth of an Icon: Frank Gehry's Disney Hall
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Explores the construction and design of Disney Hall, the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The use of computer-aided design is discussed by the architect, Frank Gehry, while musicians provide testimony to the acoustics of the building and praise acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota. Sam Hall Kaplan provides the voice of dissent, criticizing the expense of the project and suggesting the money could have been more effectively used on other urban renewal projects. A segment from the PBS news program, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
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