I recently completed my Masters of Architecture thesis on reintroducing a movie theatre into a small town downtown. The thesis and its associated info is on my web site at www.cjwprogression.ca
For a theatre to work downtown in a large or small city the current megaplex model needs to be rethought and expanded to address the context of the street and consider how each of the mediating spaces between the street and the auditoriums gets addressed. This space is the greatest missed opportunity in the multiplex. In the palaces there was only one auditorium and now they’re are many, each needs to be recognized. The journey is key to the experience of cineagoing.
After visiting this theatre while researching movie theatres for my masters thesis in architecture I must say I was extremely disappointed. It has little to no street impact due to the fact that its jacked up on top of a parking garage and a chapters. I’m glad that I only went to look and didn’t actually go see a movie there. While still a vertical power centre, the Paramount in Montreal has a Department Store below it. As for the name I figure it will remain at least for a while. It really whether they were granted a licence to maintain the name. That way they would have to spend movie replacing the signage. And hey, by keeping it as a Famous Players it maintains the illusion of competition.
I recently completed my Masters of Architecture thesis on reintroducing a movie theatre into a small town downtown. The thesis and its associated info is on my web site at www.cjwprogression.ca
For a theatre to work downtown in a large or small city the current megaplex model needs to be rethought and expanded to address the context of the street and consider how each of the mediating spaces between the street and the auditoriums gets addressed. This space is the greatest missed opportunity in the multiplex. In the palaces there was only one auditorium and now they’re are many, each needs to be recognized. The journey is key to the experience of cineagoing.
After visiting this theatre while researching movie theatres for my masters thesis in architecture I must say I was extremely disappointed. It has little to no street impact due to the fact that its jacked up on top of a parking garage and a chapters. I’m glad that I only went to look and didn’t actually go see a movie there. While still a vertical power centre, the Paramount in Montreal has a Department Store below it. As for the name I figure it will remain at least for a while. It really whether they were granted a licence to maintain the name. That way they would have to spend movie replacing the signage. And hey, by keeping it as a Famous Players it maintains the illusion of competition.