300073 15 Copenhagen architecture jean nouvel hans scharoun venue concert classical music 75 info-koncerthuset@dr.dk 2009-03-23T01:08:28+01:00 false 304560 55.6615134 12.5912649 Jean Nouvel Concert Hall See website for details +4535203040 [M] at DR Byen 2009-01-20T17:38:16+01:00 false Emil Holms Kanal 20 2009-03-23T01:08:28+01:00 http://www.dr.dk/Koncerthuset/forside.htm 0999 During the day Jean Nouvel's new concert hall stands out, but at night it shines—literally. The site of a huge, electric blue cube, glowing against a backdrop of dark sky and less-than-interesting gray office buildings is startling. While arresting, mostly due to the colorful facade, it is simultaneously calming in a manner that brings to mind Detroit Metro's psychedelic colored tunnel. Just as the building's appearance stands sharp contrast to its surroundings, the hall's interior, an echo of Hans Scharoun's Berlin Philharmonic, is also starkly different from its exterior. While the exterior is fashioned from fabric and white concrete, the inside of the auditorium, cascading balconies and all, is entirely carved from layers of smooth hardwood, creating a sense of warmth—the perfect stage for concerts to come. /system/photos/0038/9015/Maltesen2_thumb.jpg 2009-03-23T01:08:28+01:00 Copenhagen Culture 389015 flickr via "Maltesen" /system/photos/0038/9015/Maltesen2.jpg 388985 flickr via "Zakkalicious" /system/photos/0038/8985/_Zakkaliciousness_.jpg 388995 flickr via "_Rosa" /system/photos/0038/8995/_Rosa.jpg 389005 flickr via "Maltesen" /system/photos/0038/9005/Maltesen1.jpg