United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) — United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, a purpose-built museum telling the story of Team USA athletes, opened July 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with architecture by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Anderson Mason Dale Architects and exhibition/interactive design by Gallagher & Associates and Centre Screen.
| Venue | United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2020 |
| Technologies | RFID, interactive kiosks, motion capture, projection |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gallagher & Associates | Exhibit Design | Design director Carl Rhodes |
| centre-screen | AV Integration | |
| centre-screen | Media Design & Software | Audiovisual & interactive design and production, incl. graphics & motion design |
| kiss-the-frog | Media Design & Software | Media and interactive development |
| CREO Industrial Arts | Fabrication | Exhibit fabrication and software engineering |
| Diller Scofidio + Renfro | Architecture | Design architect |
| anderson-mason-dale-architects | Architecture | Architect of record |
| Available Light | Lighting Design | Lighting design for 20,000 sq ft of museum exhibits |
| Tillotson Design Associates | Lighting Design | Architectural lighting design |
| Gallagher & Associates | Technical Consulting / Owner's Representation | Owner's representation and operations management, per G&A's own project page (distinct from its exhibit-design credit above) |
| BBI Engineering | AV Integration | Multi-screen blended projections, LCD/LED video walls incl. a multi-story non-rectangular LED wall, and motion-tracking interactives; per BBI Engineering's own project page (distinct from Centre Screen's AV design/production credit above) |
| Eos Lightmedia | Lighting Design | Supplied and integrated exhibit and area lighting, with programming and commissioning of select exhibit pieces incl. Cueserver-programmed fire effects on ceiling banners, per Eos Lightmedia's own project page. |
Description
The 60,000-square-foot museum uses RFID-enabled visitor credentials, motion-capture and reflex-testing interactives, and immersive AV environments across galleries dedicated to Olympic and Paralympic sport. Centre Screen led audiovisual and interactive design and production; CREO Industrial Arts fabricated exhibits and built supporting exhibit software. The project won both an SEGD 2021 Honor Award (Interactive Experiences, credited to Centre Screen and Gallagher & Associates) and a Merit Award (Exhibition, credited to Gallagher & Associates).
Sources
- https://segd.org/projects/united-states-olympic-and-paralympic-museum/
- https://blooloop.com/museum/in-depth/us-olympic-and-paralympic-museum/
- https://gallagherdesign.com/project/usopm/
- https://dsrny.com/project/united-states-olympic-and-paralympic-museum
- https://availablelight.com/projects/united-states-olympic-and-paralympic-museum
- https://www.tillotsondesign.com/museums/us-olympic-paralympic-museum
- https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14778-us-olympic-paralympic-museum-by-diller-scofidio-renfro
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90667020/spaces-and-places-innovation-by-design-2021
- https://bbinet.com/works/us-olympic-and-paralympic-museum/
- https://www.eoslightmedia.com/work/54