Concert hall in Miami by Frank Gehry

Yesterday evening, the grand opening of the concert hall for the orchestra "New World Symphony" designed by Frank Gehry took place in Miami Beach, Florida. The large white box at 541 Lincoln Road, which is filled with various geometric shapes, took three years to create. Its clear form is only disrupted from the outside by a wavy white canopy, intricate roof extensions, and a glass façade covering an area of 650 m², allowing passersby to glimpse into the unique foyer. The project also includes a public park designed by the Dutch studio West 8, which imitates Gehry's deconstructivist style with its patterned paving. While Gehry's signature is hard to recognize on the exterior facade, the interior's organic forms, costly spiral staircase, and dramatically arranged concert hall follow the proven recipe first applied fifteen years ago in Bilbao. The walls initially tilt, the ceilings curve, and finally, in explosive forms, they burst out of the building. However, the concert hall in Miami is not as expressive as other Gehry cultural buildings. The main focus of the project lies in the acoustic equipment and technical facilities of the hall, which serves more as a music laboratory than a concert building.

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