Jury Duty in Downtown L.A. - Part 1
The past month my whole schedule has been out of whack, between debilitating allergies that hit me every spring and serving on jury duty in the L.A. criminal courthouse. While in hours, it's not as busy as my 'normal' work week, it really changes the mental routine making it hard to focus on things like this blog.Being in downtown has been fun. Since working there has been a fantasy of mine, and I never worked in that area, my rather long lunch breaks have been spent enjoying on foot many downtown attractions.
One of my favorite buildings there, or anywhere, is the Walt Disney Concert Hall, an international architectural landmark designed by architect Frank Gehry.
This magical 3.6-acre complex truly stands as a creative gem in this town.
No two angles of the stainless steel curved exterior look the same.
Jurors park in this building so although I've photographed and visited it many times, it's been lovely to admire it daily and in different types of light.
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the wood-paneled auditorium (which is not open to the public) is known to possess state of the art acoustics.
The soft, recessed lighting throughout the interior resemble stars.
The interior contains just the right pops of color, providing dramatic impact. Whether the blue glass, the warm wood or the bright red walls and ceilings as one descends to the parking lot, the white and steel grey are nicely broken up with color as well as the earthy stone floors.
The front open seating area is covered by lots of sharp angles.
The shiny surface still looked stunning covered in raindrops.
People driving by do not always see the rear of the building, with the shinier metal components (along Hope Street)...
Or the side (along 2nd Street) REDCAT - Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, CalArts' Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts. I photographed these areas from my car during the rain, which you can see in the shots.
The next post will continue with downtown sights.
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