Broome County Cultural Center Design Competition 06, Model - Detail View of Project
- Title:
- Broome County Cultural Center Design Competition 06, Model - Detail View of Project
- Collection:
- John Clair Miller
- Designer:
- John Clair Miller
Alex Caragonne
- Project Owner:
- Broome County
- Date:
- 1967
- Location:
- Broome, New York, United States (county)
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- JCM_BRO_006
- File Name:
- JCM_BRO_006.jpg
- Project Title:
- Broome County Cultural Center Design Competition 06
- Project Type:
- Competition Entry
- Culture:
- American
- Style/Period:
- Contemporary
- Work Type:
- presentation models
- Materials/Techniques:
- plaster
- Image View Description:
- Model - Detail View of Project
- Description:
- Award – Runner-Up
Design a cultural center that would include a theatre for the performing arts and an enclosed Memorial Auditorium for a variety of large spectator events.
The design included two individual buildings, one for the performing arts and a second for spectator events. The buildings were independent, identifiable entities, interrelated and designed to be constructed in two stages with interconnecting pedestrian structures. The buildings formed the edge of a dense urban fabric along the river with major parking facilities along the highway. The arts theatre was designed to focus on a major theatre space with a seating capacity of 1800 and a provision for reducing to 900 for smaller performances. The theatre accommodated opera, concerts, drama and dance. Many articulated, related, and auxiliary spaces surround and supported the theatre. A raised major circulation promenade/concourse overlooked the river and moved from the theatre entrance to the auditorium entrance and to the ground level. The auditorium with a seating capacity of 4500 accommodated spectator sports, such as hockey and basketball, circuses, exhibitions, political meetings, large entertainment events, revival meetings, and the like. It was spanned by a catenary roof structural system. - Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the John Clair Miller Collection (here presented as “Projects”, “Competitions” and “Collages”) and the John Clair Miller Image Collection of Twentieth-Century Architecture in Iceland are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is their creator/photographer, John Clair Miller. Images in the John Clair Miller Collection were created between 1962-2007, and were digitized by Cornell University Library. Images in the John Clair Miller Image Collection of Twentieth-Century Architecture in Iceland date from 2001-2007, and were digitized from 35mm slides by Cornell University Library in 2016. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.