Do you know if the Studios of Potente did this renovation?
Unfortunately, this is the disgraceful work of an "architect" priest from MY diocese of Albany, NY - Fr. Richard John Vosko. From wikipedia:
It was rededicated on February 9, 2002, following a controversial renovation project which consisted of some restoration work on the historic structure but also a radical remodeling of the interior. There was a very vocal anti-renovation group who petitioned the Vatican for a halt to what they believed was yet another modernist "wreckovation" of an historic Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Rembert Weakland, a noted theological liberal, was the primary advocate of the renovation which he and supporters felt brought the cathedral into a more modern "post-conciliar" style. Weakland hired noted modernist liturgical consultant Richard Vosko to plan the renovation. Among the most controversial elements of the renovation was the dismantling of the historic High Altar and Baldacchino in the apse which were replaced with organ pipes. The sanctuary and altar was then moved forward into the nave and crowned with a controversial fiberglass crucifix designed by Italian sculptors Arnaldo Pomodoro and Giuseppe Maraniell. The piece is topped with a fourteen foot in diameter crown of thorns which hovers over the figure of Christ. The conflict over the renovation was brought to the attention of Cardinal Jorge Medina and the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Cardinal Medina sought to mediate the dispute and was quoted in his letters as saying "...it would seem to this congregation that the ancient and venerable high altar together with its baldacchino should be retained, given also that it is a most suitable location for the reservation of the Most Blessed Sacrament." Weakland disagreed with the opinion of the Cardinal and Congregation and therefore proceeded with the dismantling and removal of the High Altar and Baldacchino.
Read More - and view before and after photos.