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The first general manager was T E Bean who contributed greatly to the early success of the Festival Hall.The hall's design is unashamedly Modernist, the Festival's commissioning architect (Hugh Casson) having taken the decision to appoint only young architects.

[1] A film has been made documenting the refurbishment, entitled This Is Tomorrow; it is directed by Paul Kelly and produced by Andrew Hinton.

It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge.

Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900 seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London.

While musicians report improvements in their own experience of the acoustic from the stage perspective, a small number of audience members report disappointment that renovations have failed to improve the acoustics of the hall, largely due to conservation imperatives which are noted by the acoustic developers. Kirkegaard AssociatesA row of seven shop/catering units has been added on the river side of the hall (with offices upstairs) and the section of the riverside walk next to these was improved.

The building's original entrance sequence was much compromised by these changes and the later additions of raised concrete walkways around the building to serve the neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and The Hayward, built in 1967/8 and also part of Southbank Centre.The building underwent a substantial renovation between 2005 and 2007 led by Allies and Morrison Architects aimed at improving the poor acoustics (which Simon Rattle said made performers 'lose the will to live')The Independent, 17 June 2007, production access and flexibility of the auditorium and the general quality of fabric, entrance spaces and cafe and the layouts of the foyers.

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