Benjamin Schlanger (died May 3, 1971) was an American 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[1] and in 1964 was the recipient of the Albert S. Bard architectural award.[4]
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.[15]
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- ^ "Theatre Talks - Jewel Theatre, 711 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY". Theatre Talks. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b Paul, William (2016-05-24). When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-54137-4.
- ^ a b "Researcher illuminates the man who shaped going to the movies". Letters and Science. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Popiksays, Barry (2015-03-03). "A celebration of New York City and the Leonard Nimoy Thalia". The Bowery Boys: New York City History. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (1999-07-18). "Filling the Space Atop Symphony Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Movie Theaters Designed by Benjamin Schlanger - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "CIVIC CLUB HONORS PRIVATE BUILDING; Pepsi‐Cola Structure Cited —City's Architecture Hit". The New York Times. 1964-03-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Govil, Nitin (2015-03-27). Orienting Hollywood: A Century of Film Culture between Los Angeles and Bombay. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-6063-5.
- ^ "SLSO". www.slso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Paul, William (2016-05-24). When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-54137-4.
- ^ "50 ans de la Place des Arts" (PDF). Extranet.puq.ca.
- ^ "A Tilted Tale: How the Sydney Opera House got its seats". Double Dialogues. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Keller, Lisa; Flood, Nancy (2010-12-01). The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18257-6.
- ^ a b "Ben Schlanger, Theater Architect, Is Dead at 66". The New York Times. 1971-05-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Education, National Institute for Architectural (1965). NIAE Yearbook. The Institute.