Ben Schlanger Explained

Benjamin Schlanger (died May 3, 1971) was a theater architect.[1] Some of the theaters he designed include: the Jewel Theater at 711 Kings Highway, Brooklyn,[2] City Cinemas I-II,[3] the Vistavision Todd-AO Patriot Theaters at Colonial Williamsburg,[4] Grade Arts Center, the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater,[5] at Symphony Space[6] and the Waldo Theatre.[3] He received a Certificate of Merit[7] from the Municipal Art Society with co-designer Abraham W. Geller for Cinema I-II.[8] He also played a key design role in: the United Nations General Assembly Building[9] and the Metropolitan Opera House[10] in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts[11] as well as the Place des Arts,[12] the Sydney Opera House[13] and the John F. Kennedy Center.[14] He chaired the Committee on Auditorium and Theater Architecture of the American Institute of Architects[15] and was a trustee of the National Institute of Architectural Education.[16] In addition, he was a contributor to The Architectural Forum and The Architectural Record and in 1964 was the recipient of the Albert S. Bard architectural award.

Schlanger was born in New York and attended Columbia University and the National Institute for Architectural Education. He died in French Hospital on May 3, 1971, aged 66.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Szczepaniak-Gillece, Jocelyn. The Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture. 2018-08-01. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-068938-4. en.
  2. Web site: Theatre Talks - Jewel Theatre, 711 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY. Theatre Talks. 2020-04-30.
  3. Book: Paul, William. When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film. 2016-05-24. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-54137-4. en.
  4. Web site: Researcher illuminates the man who shaped going to the movies. 2018-09-25. Letters and Science. en-US. 2020-04-30.
  5. Web site: A celebration of New York City and the Leonard Nimoy Thalia. Popiksays. Barry. 2015-03-03. The Bowery Boys: New York City History. en-US. 2020-04-30.
  6. News: Dunlap. David W.. 1999-07-18. Filling the Space Atop Symphony Space. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-04-30. 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Movie Theaters Designed by Benjamin Schlanger - Cinema Treasures. cinematreasures.org. 2020-04-30.
  8. News: 1964-03-17. CIVIC CLUB HONORS PRIVATE BUILDING; Pepsi‐Cola Structure Cited —City's Architecture Hit. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-04-30. 0362-4331.
  9. Book: Govil, Nitin. Orienting Hollywood: A Century of Film Culture between Los Angeles and Bombay. 2015-03-27. NYU Press. 978-0-8147-6063-5. en.
  10. Web site: SLSO. www.slso.org. 2020-04-30.
  11. Book: Paul, William. When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film. 2016-05-24. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-54137-4. en.
  12. Web site: 50 ans de la Place des Arts. Extranet.puq.ca.
  13. Web site: A Tilted Tale: How the Sydney Opera House got its seats. Double Dialogues. en-AU. 2020-04-30.
  14. Book: Jackson. Kenneth T.. The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Keller. Lisa. Flood. Nancy. 2010-12-01. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-18257-6. en.
  15. News: 1971-05-05. Ben Schlanger, Theater Architect, Is Dead at 66. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-04-30. 0362-4331.
  16. Book: Education, National Institute for Architectural. NIAE Yearbook. 1965. The Institute. en.

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