If the new London Concert Hall is to succeed, it must learn lessons from the recently completed Elbphilharmonie – which opened in Hamburg seven years late and more than £500m over budget, says Jack May.
If the new London Concert Hall is to succeed, it must learn lessons from the recently completed Elbphilharmonie – which opened in Hamburg seven years late and more than £500m over budget, says Jack May.
With the proud announcement of ‘Fertig’ – ‘finished’ – beaming out in white lights over the chic new neighbourhood of the HafenCity, Hamburg’s finally completed concert hall shone like a beacon of enlightenment amidst the industrial landscape of the river Elbe and its ports.
If you’ve never been to Hamburg, Germany’s largest port and second-largest city, it would be worth it for a visit to the Elbphilharmonie al.. Keep reading on City Metric