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...famed Philharmonic Orchestra a new home in an irregularly shaped, eight-sided structure that will place the musicians in the center, group listeners around them in a full circle. To spread the music equally in all directions, a concave sound reflector will be hung over the orchestra. Architect Hans Scharoun, 63, took his cue from watching music lovers clustering around improvising musicians, concluded: "The natural location of music, spatially and optically, is in the center of a music hall...