American Academy of Arts and Letters and an annual exhibition of works by newly elected members and recipients of honors and awards. A permanent exhibit of the recreated studio of composer Charles Ives was opened in 2014. The auditorium is sought out by musicians and engineers wishing to record live because the acoustics are considered among the city's finest. Hundreds of commercial recordings have been made there. The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters was formed from three parent organizations. The first, the American Social Science Association, was founded in 1865, at Boston. The second was the National Institute of Arts and Letters, which
City of Arts and Sciences also a teacher at Harvard University and University of Illinois. Felix Candela designed the underwater city, L'Oceanografic, located in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia and is reminiscent of Antoni Gaudí work in Barcelona. Some portions of the area were featured in the 2013 racing game "Gran Turismo 6" as a photo location. Exterior scenes of the futuristic city in the 2015 film "Tomorrowland" were filmed around the City of Arts and Sciences. In 2016 (broadcast in 2017) it was also used as a filming location in the British science-fiction television programme "Doctor Who", appearing in the second