Introduction An architect designing a public building may have to consider its

• purpose

• physical and 1.  context

• symbolic significance

Location and concept of the concert hall

• constructed on the site of an abandoned 2. 
• situated next to a 3. 

• design concept centred on a mystery

Building design

• pedestrians approach across a 4. 
• the whole building resembles a 5. 
• one outside wall functions as a huge 6. 

Inside the auditorium

• the floor rests on enormous 7.  pads
• the locally sourced wooden walls are 8. 
• ceiling panels and wall 9.  can alter the acoustics