Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Center for Total Health educates with immersive AV.
AV systems integrator Electrosonic provided Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Center for Total Health with the needed technology to make its corporate message fully transparent.
By Dan Daley
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Discovery Market's Super Eco Shopper game decentralizes technology.
BBI Engineering provided the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana CA with the technology to create its Eco Challenge exhibit to educate about ways to conserve resources.
By Martin Palicki
Published January 2012 | Read More...
Advanced AV replaces digital signage, audio.
Technology in the digital signage industry advances quickly and, West Chester PA-based AstraZeneca, an early DS adopter, called on integrator Advanced AV to revamp their system to the next...
By Dawm Allcot
Published December 2011 | Read More...
Sharper Focus At FIU’S SIPA
AVI-SPL integrates AV in large educational facility.
One of the 25 largest universities in the nation, the School of International and Public Affairs of Florida International University received an AV upgrade from Miami FL-based AVI-SPL...
By Jim Stokes
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AVI-SPL integrates AV in large educational facility.
One of the 25 largest universities in the nation, the School of International and Public Affairs of Florida International University received an AV upgrade from Miami FL-based AVI-SPL...
By Jim Stokes
Published December 2011 | Read More...
Proliferation of mid-sized venues creates opportunities for
sound, lighting and video.
As the music industry shifts from arenas to mid-size venues, the sound and light systems there are getting better–a trend AV systems integrators will want to take note of...
By Dan Daley
Published December 2011 | Read More...
Intimidation Factor In The Big House
Michigan's venerable football stadium gets a new round of AV updates.
The largest stadium in the US and the third largest in the world, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor's Stadium gets a new round of technology updates...
By Dan Daley
Published November 2011 | Read More...
Michigan's venerable football stadium gets a new round of AV updates.
The largest stadium in the US and the third largest in the world, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor's Stadium gets a new round of technology updates...
By Dan Daley
Published November 2011 | Read More...
Peabody Orlando undergoes $450 million expansion/renovation.
The Peabody Orlando received a $450 million expansion/renovation from AVI-SPL featuring 1000 ceiling speakers, digital signage, videoconferencing and wireless internet.
By Jim Stokes
Published October 2011 | Read More...
Innovation at restaurant/lounge/sports bar satisfies customers.
JD Systems played a critical role in the design and creation of sports bars such as Central Park in Union County NJ; the audio and video allows fans to feel as if they are a part of the action.
By Dawn Allcot
Published October 2011 | Read More...
Museum of the Moving Image is a multifunctional space.
The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria NY has undergone
a ground floor redesign, and three-story addition, doubling the
size of the existing building.
By Jim Stokes
Published September 2011 | Read More...
AV is part of construction company HQ’s LEEDS Platinum plan.
SOCB's design transformed a concrete-framed, brick-clad structure in Chicago's West Loop into a 60,350-square-foot (potential) LEED Platinum building.
By Jim Stokes
Published August 2011 | Read More...
Displays elegance at Calvin Klein flagship store.
Inside its Madison and Fifth Avenue NYC location, the high-end Calvin Klein Collection has set a trend of elegance with a simple, yet sophisticated, videowall for other markets to pursue.
By Shonan Noronha, EdD
Published July 2011 | Read More...
Celebration Music Theatre comes alive just in time.
A classic "behind-the-stage curtains" drama told from the integrator and venue perspectives, following AV design/install company Commercial Audio's work on the new Celebration Music Theatre in Surfside Beach SC.
By Jim Stokes
Published June 2011 | Read More...
Crocker Museum paints a distinctive picture.
Effectively incorporating aesthetic concerns in the AV components integration process, an extensive audiovisual install complements the Sacramento CA-based Crocker Art Museum's 125,000-square-foot expansion.
By Jim Stokes
Published June 2011 | Read More...
Visionary teamwork enables inner-city educational opportunity.
Visionary teamwork enables inner-city educational opportunity, with two schools sharing one building.
By Dawn Allcot
Published May 2011 | Read More...
O'Reilly Family Event Center ups technology factor.
Drury University's new sports arena hosts everything from Division 2 collegiate basketball games to symphonies and comedy shows.
By Dawn Allcot
Published May 2011 | Read More...
Towson University's CLA scores with extensive AV..
Lessons were learned while future-proofing Towson University's College of Liberal Arts.
By Jim Stokes
Published May 2011 | Read More...
Third Church ascends to new technological heights.
Third Church, a traditional Presbyterian house of worship in Rochester NY, underwent a $5.4 million, 10-month renovation encompassing a revamped sanctuary and new sound systems.
By Dawn Allcot
Published April 2011 | Read More...
Church of the Highlands' flexible AV is praiseworthy.
Flexibility characterizes the AV and lighting install in the new multi-purpose theater at the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham/Grants Mill AL.
By Jim Stokes
Published April 2011 | Read More...
Sea Coast Grace Church achieves full AV complement with room to grow.
When the contemporary Christian Sea Coast Grace Church in Cypress CA completed its new sanctuary, the church got the most value for its dollar with separate designers, installers and...
By Dawn Alcot
Published April 2011 | Read More...
AV technology helps create King Kong 360 3-D at
Universal Studios Hollywood.
King Kong 360 3-D, an immersive, multimedia experience, features a gigantic 3D projection system with two 187-foot-wide
by 40-foot-high screens within a football-field-sized soundstage.
By Judith Rubin
Published March 2011 | Read More...
NASA's Exploration Space is a model of modularity and nonverbal presentation.
An exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Cape Canaveral FL, Exploration Space: Explorers Wanted, seeks to stimulate visitors' imaginations by combining live theater, interactive exhibits and projected media.
By Judith Rubin
Published March 2011 | Read More...
AV applications expand attendance over traditional thrill rides.
While the US economy sputtered along, and more traditional parks offering basic thrill rides had a challenging year, two powerhouse theme park entities unveiled block-buster, AV-infused attractions.
By Martin Palicki
Published March 2011 | Read More...
McCarran features a one-of-a-kind display experience.
The new digital signage network at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas NV features a 100-screen videowall in the...
Published February 2011
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Manatee County Judicial Center gets AV infusion.
The Manatee County Judicial Center (Courthouse) in Bradenton FL features AV in 19 courtrooms, five hearing rooms, a...
Published February 2011
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Technology thrills at Anaheim’s World of Color.
Disney’s creative and technology magicians have orchestrated a marvelous feat in World of Color...
Published January 2011
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CSU deploys technology to expand its reach.
Most audiovisual integrators find themselves in the position of having to stay within a strict budget for projects...
Published January 2011
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Chicago Microsoft Technology Center gets a reboot.
Ravenswood Studio provides environmental design work and experiential settings for hundreds of customers, as varied as The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago...
Published December 2010
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Heritage Center is a tribute to Navy special forces.
The new Navy SEAL Heritage Center (SHC) had its official ribbon cutting ceremony on September 28 at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in...
Published December 2010
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Converged network enables New Meadowlands
to host the New York Giants and Jets.
The New Meadowlands Stadium is the first in the United States built to serve as the home field for two National Football...
Published November 2010
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New Orleans’ Champions Square helps the Saints shine.
New Orleans’ Champions Square may be close enough to sit in the shadow of the Superdome, but this tailgate...
Published November 2010
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Green Bay’s Comfort Suites/Rarden Hotel
blends sight, sound, hospitality.
With more than 20,000 square feet of conference/meeting and banquet space, the Comfort Suites/Rock Garden Hotel and...
Published October 2010
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Park East sushi restaurant/sports bar features unique flavor.
What happens when renowned nightclub owners decide to open a sports bar, and call on experts in nightclub sound system design and sports bar video systems to help create the...
Published Octoboer 2010
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Buffalo Wild Wings opts for hot technology.
From CNN news to ESPN sports to NTN trivia, Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) offers a plethora of media choices along with a bar and a restaurant for friends and family to...
Published October 2010
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Lewin Group’s technology brings people together.
AV is right at home in the brand new NASCAR Hall
of Fame in Charlotte NC. The sights and sounds
of stock car racing are brought to...
Published September 2010
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Lewin Group’s technology brings people together.
As telecommuting becomes more common as a way for employers to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint—taking one step closer to a “green” office...
Published August 2010
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Bloomingdale’s flagship store AV lives up to its slogan.
This time, in line with the issue’s theme of Retail Environments, we’re detailing the evolution of three in-store, first-floor display areas within a first-floor renovation...
Published July 2010
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Capturing attention amid visual overload.
Tony-nominated American Idiot is one of Broadway’s most technologically advanced musicals...
Published June 2010
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Refurbished St. George Theatre updates old-world opulence.
When they enter the 2800-seat auditorium for a show, visitors to the newly refurbished St. George Theatre in Staten Island NY...
Published June 2010
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Dallas’ Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre refine fine arts.
The construction of a “from the ground up” opera house is a rare occasion, and particularly so in the United States. Dallas TX embarked on such an endeavor and...
Published June 2010
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MSU’s Ostrander Auditorium’s AV meets multiple needs.
The room really has to be a Swiss Army Knife to be able to do all the various things that happens in there,” declared Scott Hagebak, Operations Director of Centennial Student Union (CSU)...
Published May 2010
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University of Ottawa’s multimedia renovation.
A multimedia renovation involving three identical classrooms and a videoconferencing classroom within the Lamoureux building, home of the Faculty of Education...
Published May 2010
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Elevation Church goes from portable to permanent.
Elevation Church, a multisite house-of-worship venue, achieves a more consistent performance from newly installed audiovisual systems in its first permanent location in a Charlotte NC suburb...
Published April 2010
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Smoky Hill Vineyard Church reaches the heights of AV.
Wobbling projectors, disastrous wiring and lack of adequate routing were some of the major foibles that Logic Integration (Englewood CO) corrected with its new...
Published April 2010
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Renovated 113-year-old Novato City
Council Chambers building gets new life.
The City of Novato sits 25 miles north of San Francisco CA. With a population just under 50,000 people...
Published March 2010
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Cirque du Soleil’s Viva ELVIS channels the King.
At the new Cirque du Soleil show, Viva ELVIS, there is a similar undercurrent of concern: People want to be sure that this is the show Elvis would have wanted...
Published March 2010
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World War II Museum takes us ‘Beyond All Boundaries.’
Visitors to the World War II Museum in New Orleans LA might be amazed to find such a technology-laden attraction amid all the battered relics...
Published March 2010
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How to build a mixed-use entertainment
complex in a floating metal shell.
In the world of themed entertainment development, there is
a tendency mentally to partition off the cruise ship industry...
Published March 2010
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Minnesota’s highest court modernizes AV communications.
Our stereotypes of courtrooms might envision that they
are cut-and-dried operations, more out of the film versions
of Charles Dickens and...
Published February 2010
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Digital Signage For Olympic Masses
Vancouver’s SkyTrain soars with new display systems.
Twice every four years—in the Summer and Winter—an opportunity arises for commercial systems integrators to contribute to history as part of the team that builds..
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Published February 2010
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Vancouver’s SkyTrain soars with new display systems.
Twice every four years—in the Summer and Winter—an opportunity arises for commercial systems integrators to contribute to history as part of the team that builds..
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Published February 2010
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Dallas Police Fusion Center gets technology refresh.
Are you ready for some police action? We’ve got it for you: a bank robbery, an ATM break-in, possible terrorism and more. Is it a TV cop show or a high-tension movie?
Published January 2010
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AV brings Washington State University’s
Nursing Program to life.
Washington State University’s Intercollegiate College of Nursing (ICN) has a new facility on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane.
Published January 2010
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Specialty Fertilizer Products 'grows'extensive AV capabilities.
A song from a famous musical begins, "Everything's up to date in Kansas Vity. They've gone about as far as they can go. "And the lyric aptly applies to the world's largest LCD flat-panel screen...
Published December 2010
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Commissioning the installation plays an important role.
“Commissioning is a systematic process of ensuring that the building systems perform according to the design intent...
Published December 2009
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Everything’s bigger in the Cowboys’ eye-popping stadium.
Located deep in the heart of Texas and as big as the Lone Star state’s vast real estate, the brand new $1 billion-plus Dallas Cowboys Stadium is by far the largest, AV advanced sports..
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Published November 2009
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Butler U’s Hinkle Fieldhouse nails an acoustical slam dunk.
Never let it be said that the residents of Indiana don’t take their basketball games seriously.
Published November 2009
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Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek’s meeting, event spaces get an AV infusion.
Several centuries ago, Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. However...
Published October 2009
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Art Institute of Chicago sculpts superior experience.
AV was used to integrate and support The Art Institute of Chicago’s (AIC’s) new Modern Wing, which opened in mid May.
Published September 2009
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