The Experiential Design Index

Nature Research Center (incl. Daily Planet theater) — North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

The Nature Research Center, a new wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, opened in 2012 with exhibit design by Andrew Merriell & Associates; it includes the Daily Planet, a three-story spherical theater with a 42-foot screen used for live science broadcasting.

VenueNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Project typeNew Building
StatusCompleted
Year completed2012
Technologiesthree-story spherical theater

Credits

FirmRoleNote
Andrew Merriell & Associates Exhibit Design
kubik maltbie Fabrication Client of record for Eos Lightmedia's exhibit-lighting scope, per Eos Lightmedia's own project page.
Eos Lightmedia Lighting Design Supplied, installed, and focused exhibit lighting across the 80,000 sq ft Nature Research Center, including LED video arrays, colour washes, backlit signage/graphics, reader rails, and a custom interactive green-building-systems model with over 1,000 programmable LED points.
batwin + robin productions Media Design & Software Produced more than 55 experiential media exhibits across the center's three floors plus 50 ambient video stories for the Daily Planet spherical theater.

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