Perth Concert Hall (Western Australia)

Perth Concert Hall
General information
Type	Concert hall
Architectural style	Brutalist
Town or city	Perth, Western Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	31°57′29″S 115°51′50″E / 31.958°S 115.86385°E / -31.958; 115.86385 (Perth Concert Hall)
Current tenants	West Australian Symphony Orchestra Various other events and performances
Construction started	1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Opened	26 January 1973
Cost	A$3,201,873 (1973), equivalent to ~A$29 million in 2016[1]
Owner	City of Perth
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Howlett and Bailey Architects
Other information
Seating capacity	1,729 people (main auditorium)
Website
www.perthconcerthall.com.au
Western Australia Heritage Register
Type	State Registered Place
Designated	12 July 2002
Reference no.	4571

The Perth Concert Hall is a concert hall located in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Owned by the City of Perth, the hall is the main venue of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and also hosts a number of other events and performances. The building itself is located in Perth's central business district, adjacent to the Supreme Court Gardens and Government House. The building has two façades: facing north over St Georges Terrace, and facing south over the Swan River.

The concert hall was constructed on land granted to the City of Perth by the Government of Western Australia, and opened on Australia Day (26 January), 1973. Designed by Howlett and Bailey Architects, local architectural firm, the building is constructed in the Brutalist style, making heavy use of white off-form concrete and a solid opaque interior. The main auditorium of the hall seats 1,729 people, as well as a 160-person choir gallery and a 3000-pipe organ. Acoustically, the venue is considered one of the best in Australia, with the design overseen by the New Zealand acoustician Sir Harold Marshall.