Recent examples of large restoration projects performed by
iconoplast design inc.
2000 - Empire
Theater - New York City |
This Thomas Lamb designed theater, built in 190 was moved 170 feet to the west in 1998 to accommodate development on its original site. As part of this project, iconoplast was commissioned to restore the ornamental plaster in the theater (now in its new location). Noteworthy aspects of this job included recreation of portions of the plaster that were destroyed over time, as well as removal of the plaster from the fascia of the second balcony and reinstallation of that plaster on the fascia of the first balcony.
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2000 - Selwyn
Theater New York City |
Selwyn
Theater, a.k.a. American Airlines Theater; New York City
iconoplast was hired to restore and recreate missing elements of the ornamental
plaster in this eighty-year-old theater. Highlights of this commission
included the removal and reinstallation (in a slightly altered configuration)
of a center ceiling dome, as well as creation of an ornamental shield
based on iconoplast modern interpretation of the original design.
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1996-97 - Ford Center for the Performing Arts - New York City |
The Lyric and Apollo Theaters, built in 1904 and 1920 respectively, were
combined (in 1997) to create a single 1,800 seat Broadway musical house.
iconoplast was commissioned to remove and restore the historic ornamental
plaster features from the former Apollo Theater and reinstall those feature
into the newly built Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
One of the noteworthy
aspects of this job was the requirement to alter the dimensions of the
proscenium arch and its flanking arches. iconoplast added eight feet to
the width and five feet to the height of the proscenium arch while maintaining
the original geometry. (For more details on the removal aspects of this
job please click on "removal".)
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1992 - St. John's
Imperial Theatre New Brunswick, Canada |
A complete re-creation of the 1912 Albert Westover Italian Renaissance theatre.
 St. John's
AuditoriumNew Brunswick, Canada |
 St. John's Entablature - 1 New Brunswick, Canada |
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 St. John's
Entablature - 2 New Brunswick, Canada |
 St. John's Balcony Fascia New Brunswick, Canada |
1987-88 - Pantages
Theater - Toronto |
The Pantages Theater, originally built in
1920, had been converted to a multiplex movie theater when iconoplast
designs, iinc. was hired, to restore the theater back to its historic grandeur.
Noteworthy aspects of this job included restoration of the great dome,
which had been sliced in half when the original theater was converted
into a multiplex; recreation of two large intricate grilles on either
side of the stage; restoration of the entrance foyer; and the creation
of over 3,500 plaster casts to replace missing or damaged ornamentation. |
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 Pantages Grill, Toronto, Ontario |
 Original 1920 photo |
