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Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

New York, NY

Side view of amphitheater.

Cultural

What if there was a world of film below Lincoln Center?

A state-of-the-art theater for film screenings and discussion found its home in an underused parking garage space. Part of Lincoln Center’s 16-acre redevelopment project, the venue dramatically expanded the Film Society’s capacity for programming and education.

Client
Lincoln Center
Project Category
Cultural
Select Awards
AIANY Design Awards, Citation, Interior Architecture
Exterior of building.
Visitors walking are welcomed into a street-level lobby, designed to be an informal and inviting space that makes the theater’s programming feel accessible to everyone. A 90-foot-long glass frontage wall was designed with Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Amphitheater stairs close-up.
Amphitheater at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.

In a nod to the space’s previous incarnation, a 16-foot-wide folding garage door opens the amphitheater to the lobby to make it feel welcoming.

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center exterior at night.

“It’s intended to be Lincoln Center’s public living room for watching movies.”

David Rockwell
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center dining room.
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center screening room.