1 9 6 2 ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁a ▁commission ▁he ▁received ▁while ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁completely ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁reflect ing ▁pool ▁approximately ▁three ▁feet ▁deep ▁and ▁twenty - two ▁feet ▁wide . ▁Plan ters ▁and ▁ben ches ▁line ▁the ▁pool ▁( now ▁dry ), ▁and ▁shall ow ▁st airs ▁allow ▁access ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁sides . ▁Br id ges ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁tunnel ▁from ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁Building , ▁provide ▁access . ▁The ▁brid ges ▁are ▁p aved ▁with ▁an ▁aggregate ▁containing ▁mar ble ▁ch ips , ▁differenti ating ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁side walk . ▁ ▁Inside , ▁a ▁small ▁entrance ▁lo bb y ▁allows ▁access ▁to ▁either ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁aud itor ium ▁or ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁level . ▁The ▁first ▁floor ▁aud itor ium ▁seats ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people , ▁and ▁the ▁bas ement ▁aud itor ium ▁seats ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people . ▁Both ▁aud itor iums ▁ra ke ▁down ward ▁toward ▁a ▁front ▁stage , ▁and ▁contain ▁se ating ▁arranged ▁in ▁three ▁sections , ▁with ▁two ▁intermediate ▁a is les . ▁Rest rooms ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁level , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁under ground ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁Building . ▁ ▁Context ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁Detroit