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Salvation Army’s Centennial Memorial Temple
New York City
Architect: Kostow Greenwood Architects LLP, New York City
Acoustics, sound and video systems: Shen Milsom & Wilke, New York City
Size: 32,500 square feet; theater is 1,500 seats
Completion: Fall 2008
This 1930 ziggurat moderne classic was ready for a renovation.
Performers here include the Salvation Army’s famous brass band, as well
as rock, rap and choral groups. Presentations these days are recorded,
edited, and distributed on the Internet or cable television. Cameras,
recording equipment, speakers, a control room, and other technology were
needed.
Following a thorough assessment of the space, Shen Milsom & Wilke worked
closely with Kostow Greenwood to incorporate new technology into the
beautifully restored space without “gunking it up” or ruining the
historic plaster with a lot of cables, wires, and boxes.
A concert-quality sound reinforcement system carries sound equally to
all of the theater’s 1,500 seats. Portions of the sound system can be
removed so traveling shows can supplement with their own equipment. A
mixing console improves sound. A control room, complete with multitrack
video and audio recording, and simultaneous translation in up to six
languages, is located outside the theater.
Upstage, a 30-foot screen allows the audience a larger-than-life look at
performers. Four high-definition video capture cameras are discretely
located in the house while a video projector is suspended from the
balcony.
Throughout, walls, floors and ceilings are acoustically treated. The
lobby area has acoustical plaster to help keep sound from intruding into
the space. Acoustically decoupled walls and floor surfaces help isolate
the space from the Salvation Army residences, located above the stage
area, and from other spaces surrounding the theater.
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