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Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles
Gehry Partners, LLP


Photo © Lara Swimmer / Esto

the People

Design Architect
Gehry Partners, LLP
(Frank Gehry, Design Partner; James M. Glymph, Project Partner; Craig Webb, Project Designer; Terry Bell, Project Manager).

Project Architects:
David Pakshong, William Childers, David Hardie, Kristin Woehl

Project Team:
Andrew Alper, Suren Ambartsumyan, Larik Ararat, Kamran Ardalan, Herwig Baumgartner, Saffet Bekiroglu, Pejman Berjis, Rick Black, Kirk Blaschke, Tomaso Bradshaw, Earle Briggs, Zachary Burns, John Carter, Padraic Cassidy, Vartan Chalikian, Tina Chee, Rebeca Cotera, Jonathan Davis, Jim Dayton, Susannah Dickinson, Denise Disney, John Drezner, Nick Easton, Manoucher Eslami, Craig Gilbert, Jeff Guga, Vano Haritunians, James Jackson, Victoria Jenkins, Michael Jobes, Michael Kempf, Thomas Kim, Kurt Komraus, Gregory Kromhout, Naomi Langer, Meaghan Lloyd, Jacquine Lorange, Gary Lundberg, Michael Maltzan, Gerhard Mayer, Christopher Mazzier, Alex Meconi, Emilio Melgazo, George Metzger, Brent Miller, Julianna Morais, Rosemary Morris, Gaston Nogues, Jay Park, Diego Petrate, Whit Preston, Vytas Petrulis, Michael Resnic, David Rodriguez, Christopher Samuelian, Michael J. Sant, Michael Sedlacek, Robert Seelenbacher, Matthias Seufert, Dennis Shelden, Bruce Shepard, Tadao Shimizu, Rick Smith, Eva Sobesky, Suran Sumian, Randall Stout, Thomas Swanson, John Szlachta, Tensho Takemori, Laurence Tighe, Hiroshi Tokumaru, Karen Tom, Jose Catriel Tulian, Dane Twichell, William Ullman, Monica Valtierra-Day, Mok Wai Wan, Yu-Wen Wang, Eric Wegerbauer, Gretchen Werner, Adam Wheeler, Josh White, Tim Williams, Nora Wolin, Bryant Yeh, Brian Yoo, Brian Zamora

Engineers
Electrical:
Frederick Russell Brown & Associated

Mechanical:
Levine/Seegel Associates

Structural:
John A. Martin & Associates www.johnmartin.com

Civil:
Psomas & Associates www.psomas.com

Fire Protection:
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. www.rjagroup.com

Consultants
Acoustical Team:
Nagata Acoustics (Dr. Minoru Nagata, Executive Advisor; Yasuhisa Toyota, Director/Project Chief; Keiji Oguchi; Motoo Komodo). www.nagata.co.jp

Organ Design:
Manuel Rosales (sound design), Frank Gehry (organ form design), Caspar v. Glatter-Gotz Orgelbau, GmbH (organ fabrication and installation) www.rosales.com

Lighting Designer:
L’observatoire International, Inc.

Landscape Architect:
Lawrence Reed Moline, Limited

Landscape Designer:
Melinda Taylor Landscape Design

Acoustical Isolation Consultant:
Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc. www.cmsalter.com

Theatre Consultant:
Theatre Projects Consultants – Walt Disney Concert Hall www.tpcworld.com

Fisher Dachs Associates - Roy & Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre www.fisherdachs.com

Accessibility Consultant:
Rolf Jensen & Associates www.rjagroup.com

Exterior Wall Consultant:
Gordon H. Smith Corporation

Elevator Consultant:
Lerch-Bates North America, Inc. www.lerchbates.com

Building Maintenance Consultant:
Citadel Consulting, Inc.
www.citadelconsulting.com

Graphics Consultant:
Bruce Mau Design, Inc.– Walt Disney Concert Hall www.brucemaudesign.com [RECORD interview with Bruce Mau]

Adams Morioka – Roy & Edna Cal Arts Theatre www.adamsmorioka.com

Waterproofing Consultant:
D7 Group, Inc.

Security Consultant:
Con-Tech Consultants

Food Service Consultant:
Cini-Little International, Inc.
www.cinilittle.com

Audio Consultant:
Engineering Harmonics www.engineeringharmonics.com

Hardware Consultant:
Finish Hardware Technology

Environmental Management:
Sapphos Environmental www.sapphosenvironmental.com

General contractor
M.A. Mortenson
www.mortenson.com

Photographer
Lara Swimmer
LARA SWIMMER PHOTOGRAPHY
200 West Highland Drive #301
Seattle, WA 98119 USA
T: 206.284.5213
F: 206.284.2085

 

 

the Products

Exterior Cladding
The company that installed the metal cladding (not just the roof, but the
entire building) was Permasteelisa Cladding. The company that did the wood

Roofing
Siplast www.siplast.com

Windows
Windows/Curtainwalls/Skylights: Permasteelisa www.permasteelisa.com, Supersky

Glazing
Permasteelisa
www.permasteelisa.com

Hardware
Door Locks:
– Schlage www.schlagelock.com
– Von Duprin www.vonduprin.com

Interior Finishes
Wall Coverings:
Luxalon by Hunter Douglas www.hunterdouglas.com; Fabric panels by Decoustics www.decoustics.com

Carpet:
Brittons

Wood:
in the auditorium, and throughout the hall, is Columbia Showcase. Much of
the auditorium is Douglas Fir, but the stage is cedar and the flooring is
red oak.

Acoustics/Soundmasking:
Theatre Shield Acoustical System by Johns Manville www.jm.com

Movable Walls:
Airwall Operable Partitions by Hufcor www.hufcor.com

Furnishings
Office Equipment:
EF&E

Furniture:
by owner

Lighitng
Light Fixtures:
– Lucifer www.luciferlighting.com
– Kurt Versen www.kurtversen.com
– Lithonia www.lithonia.com

Control:
Strand www.strandlight.com

Exit Signs:
Lithonia www.lithonia.com

Ballasts:
Lithonia www.lithonia.com

Plumbing
Restroom Fixtures & Equipment:
Stumbaugh & Associates www.stumbaugh.net

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Kone www.kone.com

Other
Storage:
Engineered Storage Systems

Security Systems:
PCSC by Johnson Controls www.jci.com

CCTV:
American Dynamics www.tycovideo.com

Smart Cards/ID badging:
PCSC by Johnson Controls www.jci.com

Safety Equipment:
Skymaster

Alarms:
Siemens www.sibt.com

Sensors:
Siemens www.sibt.com

HVAC Equipment:
PACE

Building Management Systems:
Siemens www.sibt.com

Power Supply Equipment:
Caterpillar www.caterpillar.com

IT Infrastructure:
Sasco Data www.sasco.com

Wiring:
Sasco www.sasco.com

Telecommunications:
EF&E

Network Equipment:
EF&E

 

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