Carnegie Hall, from the facade to the stage
For the 1987 renovation, Fisher Marantz Stone lit four things at once: the facade and canopy, the lobby, the halls and the stage.
Carnegie Hall was designed by William Burnet Tuthill and built by Andrew Carnegie in 18911. Its main hall seats 2,800; Zankel Hall, originally called Recital Hall, seats 2681.
For the renovation by James Stewart Polshek & Partners, completed in 1987, Fisher Marantz Stone designed the lighting for four parts of the landmark: the facade and the new canopy, the new lobby and hallways, the main and recital hall interiors, and the stage lighting1.
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The architects’ Viennese-inspired touches run through the building, the studio says, and its lighting echoes them1. The work won a 1988 IALD citation for lighting design restoration1.
- Fisher Marantz StoneLighting design
- James Stewart Polshek & PartnersRenovation architect
- William Burnet TuthillOriginal architect, 1891
- Andrew CarnegieBuilt the hall
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- Fisher Marantz StoneFisher Marantz Stone — Carnegie Hall RestorationUndated page · checked 2026-09-28
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