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For the 1927 season, Lloyd Wright built a pyramidal shell, with a vaguely Southwestern look, out of left-over lumber from a production of Robin Hood.

This was generally regarded as the best shell the Bowl ever had from an acoustic standpoint ; unfortunately, its appearance was deemed too avant-garde, and it was demolished at the end of the season.

It did, however, get Wright a second chance, this time with the stipulation that the shell was to have an arch shape.