GEHRY’S DISNEY HALL

When Gehry designed our house, the neighbors called it un-American. Now they ask to come in for tours.

When he designed Loyola Law School, where I teach, on-campus critics wanted to fire him. Now those same folks boast that they had a role in building the structure.

Gehry’s critics eventually turn around and embrace him, some simply because his reputation has grown, others because they finally feel the subtle and completely original aesthetic of his architecture. The same reception will be given to Disney Hall.

ROBERT BENSON

Calabasas