Gallery: What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie

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    Iwan Baan
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    Herzog and De Meuron designed the main concert hall of Hamburg's recently opened Elbphilharmonie with the help of algorithms.
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    Michael Zapf
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    The room is comprised of 10,000 acoustic panels.
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    Maxim Schulz
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    Each has a pattern of cells, or divots that are designed to diffuse sound.
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    Ben Koren
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    The 10,000 panels have a total of 1 million cells.
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    Michael Zapf
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    The concert hall's reflector has panels arranged in the shape of a Fibonacci flower.
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    Ben Koren
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    Benjamin Koren of One to Oneto developed an algorithm to generate a unique shape for each of the 10,000 panels, which were then CNC milled.
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    Ben Koren
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    The panels were slotted into place like pieces of a puzzle.
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    Iwan Baan
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    The building's entrance.
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    Maxim Schulz
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    The building's panels echo the peak and trough shape of the facade.
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