Yesterday the AJC ran a front page story about the proposed design for the new home for the Atlanta Symphony. The design is remarkably ugly, features a lot of dead space surrounding the building, and includes a raised walkway that doesn’t seem to serve much purpose. So I sent in a letter, which got published today:
Flash unnecessaryWhile the Midtown Alliance and the city of Atlanta have worked hard to turn Midtown into the living community it is today, they are turning a blind eye to the principles of good urban design in accepting the new symphony hall proposal (”A grace note for city,” Page One, Feb. 9).
A concert hall does not need to be a giant block of cheese in order to be great. For an example, look at Carnegie Hall.
JOE WINTER, Smyrna
Ha, nice work.
I like the arches on top of the building and don’t mind the dead space surrounding the center, but the gigantic glass-looking tower of whatever it is in the back looks sort of tacked on to me. Maybe it’s part of the moving roof or something and won’t always look like that.
Comment by Rusty — February 10, 2005 @ 3:10 pm