Author Lisa Heschong addresses the hidden thermal treasures that exist in architecture as she writes “drawing a parallel to the concept of the soul that animates the physical body of the person, the fire, then is the animating spirit for the body of the house,” in her book Thermal Delight. Additionally, Professor Speck recounts a sophisticated conversation on technology as a source of beauty to emphasize architecture as a craft. Speck underlines the fundamental role of a united marriage between an architect’s vision and the building’s construction. Ultimately. buildings become defined by something other than form: physical considerations. As an architect, Frank Gehry contemplates these considerations by using technology to unite his vision with the construction of Walt Disney Concert Hall and, as it is built inside out, creates an acoustic marvel and architectural masterpiece that transforms the musical landscape of Los Angeles.
The interior of Walt Disney Concert Hall employs technology to provide acoustical clarity and to create the perfect …show more content…
Likewise, a garden nestles between the stainless steel contours which further separates the building and offers a respite from the surrounding skyscrapers, offices, and shops. Correspondingly, Heschong discusses a unique appreciation for contrasting thermal extremes through the example of an Islamic garden contained by abrupt high walls as she writes, “we need not even directly experience both extremes in order to savor their contrast. Simply being reminded of the cold winter storm outside can make us enjoy the warmth of the fireside more intensely.” Therefore, the concert hall and its garden poses as a stark contrast with its environment in not just a visually pleasing way but in all senses including the inherent thermal