Segerstrom Hall - a truly multipurpose hall to seat 3000 - was constrained by the necessity that sightlines must be excellent from every seat and that is only achievable on such a scale in a fan-shaped hall. Broad fans are notoriously bad for the symphony because they lack adequate lateral reflected sound in a majority of seats.
The project involves a music theatre, a recording studio, practice rooms, lecture rooms, offices and a library - all set on a small site by a busy road and built on a very tight budget. The challenges were extensive.
