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Arcat Detailed Podcast Episode
11: Dome | Omnimax Theater
32m 12s |
In this episode, Cherise is joined by James Scott Brew, FCSI, AIA, CCCS, CCCA, LEED AP, WELL AP, architect at Nikken Sekkei, the world's second largest architecture firm. James shares his experience working on an IMAX, 3D Dome theater in northern Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior. To see project photos, visit arcat.com/podcast
The design featured a large 2-story curtainwall at the lobby entry--a grand ship-like building form, not unlike the bow of a great lakes ship.
This project provided unique challenges and opportunities - significant pressure to meet a strict deadline to open the building, unqualified labor assembled the curtainwall, and very powerful winds and rain, just days after the grand opening, left a lake in the lobby.
The design featured a large 2-story curtainwall at the lobby entry--a grand ship-like building form, not unlike the bow of a great lakes ship.
This project provided unique challenges and opportunities - significant pressure to meet a strict deadline to open the building, unqualified labor assembled the curtainwall, and very powerful winds and rain, just days after the grand opening, left a lake in the lobby.
Topics Discussed:
CMU block
Stucco
Radiator
Sheet Metal Panel
Curtain Wall
Exterior Insulation & Finish Systems (EIFS)
CMU block
Stucco
Radiator
Sheet Metal Panel
Curtain Wall
Exterior Insulation & Finish Systems (EIFS)
