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The Ed Sullivan
Theater This technically-advanced television broadcast
studio was inserted within the volume of a 1,200-seat historic theater.
Electronic requirements dictated the studio's configuration: the number
of seats was reduced to 400, and sound absorptive areas were added. Two
principal design innovations--the "Sails," which are concave,
fabric-clad plywood membranes, and the production "Ellipse,"
a ring that reinforces the curvilinear geometry of the theater and visually
contains lighting and technical paraphernalia--create a more intimate
house and diminish the impact of theatrical lights and acoustical baffles.
To preserve the architectural integrity of the landmark, all interventions
are reversible. |
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