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Carnegie Hall
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Paper Abstract:
Provides an architectural analysis of Carnegie and includes a personal observation and current use of the structure.
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Analysis of Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is located at West th Street at th Avenue Itwas erected in with its hall renovated in and its tower renovatedin The architects for the project included William B Tuthill withRichard Morris Hunt and Dankmar Adler as consultants on the hall structure Willensky and White Henry J Hardenbergh was responsible for the tower additions while James Stewart Polshek Partners renovated thehall in and Cesar Pelli and Associated renovated the tower in Carnegie Hall The Hall was
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"Carnegie Hall." 2 8. Accessed online, April 18, 2 8.Stern, Robert A.M., Gilmartin, Gregory, and Massengale, John. Hardenbergh was responsible for the1894 tower additions while James Stewart Polshek & Partners renovated thehall in 1986 and Cesar Pelli and Associated renovated the tower in 199 (Carnegie Hall, 2). Architecture and Urbanism, 189 -1915. Thecorners of the foyer present columns with intricate carvings, a motif thatis repeated on the exterior of the building whose façade is composed ofbricks with a reddish hue. A ten story tower was later constructed on the lateral buildingmaking the entire building difficult to navigate. The complexity of Carnegie Hall, which was largelyfunded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is evident because it is made upof three buildings. Analysis of Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is located at 156 West 57th Street at 7th Avenue. There is anextensive use of glass windows particularly on the upper floors of the mainhall and the tower of the lateral building. Tuthill withRichard Morris Hunt and Dankmar Adler as consultants on the hall structure(Willensky and White, 268). The interior presents marble in thefoyer and contains large slanting arches in the ceiling and the doors. New York: Rizzoli, 1983.Willensky, Elliot and White, Norval. From a personal perspective, this structure remains one of the mostelegant and imposing buildings in New York City. Stern, Gilmartin, and Massengale (15) described the building asdrawing upon stylistic codes and canons from the Italian Renaissance whileexhibiting Victorian era overtones. Works CitedAnonymous. Available at www.nyc -architecture.com/MID/Mid 94.htm. The repeated arched motifthat links the interior and exterior of the building adds drama to itsfaçade and sets it apart from many surrounding structures. The architects for the project included William B. Opening night was held on May 5, 1891and architect Tuthill was concerned that the packed hall might notwithstand the stresses placed on its steel columns. There is the main hall where performances take place.The second building, the lateral building, contains studios, a recitalhall, and a chapter room designed to serve as a meeting place. Henry J. Stern, et al (13, 15) state that the building was constructed a fewyears before the era of steel that introduced the skyscrapers that nowtypify New York City. The thirdbuilding, located between the other two, was designed to hold a studiofloor. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2 . The American Institute of Architects Guide to New York City. The Hall was intended from the beginning to function as a concertvenue that would be capable of providing an acoustically sound theaterwhich would enable orchestras and individual musicians to be heard by alarge number of audience members. There is a sense of opennessand space, which is particularly evident in the 2,8 seat main auditorium. The Hall did notsuffer any damage and remains one of the most important structures in allof New York (Carnegie Hall, 2). Itwas erected in 1891 with its hall renovated in 1986 and its tower renovatedin 199 .
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