Marion First Church of the Nazarene's new worship center gets versatile AV systems.
Special circumstances and a training treat made the move seamless and fun for all involved.
By Dawn Allcot
Published April 2013 | Read More...
Uniquely designed room requires special audio and video support.
Riverside Baptist Church took a quantum leap in upgrading its AV by going from analog to digital..
By Jim Stokes
Published April 2013 | Read More...
Three exhibit teams, eleven halls, one director of technology create a unified result.
A three-company design team creates AV technology in five halls of Dallas' new Museum of Nature and Science, a merger of three museums.
By Joe Kleiman
Published March 2013 | Read More...
Multiple formats help create market convergence.
We examine how digital technology development has made a first-run distribution and market convergence not only possible, but relatively painless.
By Joe Kleiman & Judith Rubin
Published March 2013 | Read More...
McCann Systems repairs IAC HQ infrastructure damage.
An updated look into the integrator's repairs of IAC HQ infrastructure damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
By Robin Goldman
Published March 2013 | Read More...
NUWC and SOUTHCOM collaborate on 4K.
Multiple advanced visualization systems, including 4K, enhance collaboration at NUWC and SOUTHCOM, and change the way high-resolution visual data is interpreted.
By Jim Stokes
Published February 2013 | Read More...
Disaster-proof public safety center can change from classrooms to an EOC in an instant.
Greene County MO's disaster-proof Public Safety Center, complete with tornado-proof missile-impact rated windows, uses AV design and integration to cover and protect an...
By Jim Stokes
Published January 2013 | Read More...
IU Health Neuroscience Center standardizes AV.
AIndiana University (IU) Health Neuroscience Center's Goodman Hall, a first-of-its kind facility in the state, standardizes AV and serves a six-level, 270,000-square-foot clinical...
By Jim Stokes
Published January 2013 | Read More...
AMEC Oil & Gas Americas Goes Digital, Keeps Analog In The Mix.
AMEC Oil & Gas Americas needed to upgrade and simplify its AV systems for two different Houston locations. IAV was tasked to find a solution that moved the client into digital technology, while...
By Jim Stokes
Published December 2012 | Read More...
Pro sports and world-class performers return with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY.
AV and mobile technologies help make the new arena an intimate setting.
By Shonan Noronha, EdD
Published November 2012 | Read More...
LP Field's audio systems complement the NFL team's outdoor video display.
The Tennessee Titans' open-air, natural-grass NFL stadium in Nashville TN was given an audio design and installation facelift.
By Jim Stokes
Published November 2012 | Read More...
UTA CPC's video and audio enhance multipurpose venue.
Whether it's a replay on the scoreboard monitors or a last-second "Hail Mary" throw, sound reinforcement for a concert or an up-close shot of a world-famous speaker, the audience won't miss anything thanks to Arlington TX-based College Park Center (CPC) AV systems.
By Jim Stokes
Published November 2012 | Read More...
Mullins Center upgrade at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus presents challenges.
Acentech, the venue's original consulting and design firm, brings the facility up to today's standards for theatrical events, convocations, concerts and more.
By Dawn Allcot
Published November 2012 | Read More...
Connectivity to multiple athletic venues is key.
Challenging audio/video and IT connectivity issues, ranging from infrastructure cabling to support of an HD system and fiberoptic backbone, made Penn State University's backend installation an interesting project.
By Jeff Volk, CTS, & Chris Sullivan
Published November 2012 | Read More...
Delicious Heights, Too, completes its AV installation before lunch.
When Delicious Heights, Too, updated its AV and control systems, management told systems integrator 360 Media Innovations that they could not lose a minute's worth of business, and that the project had to be completed overnight.
By Dan Daley
Published October 2012 | Read More...
Videowall sets East Coast Cookery apart.
East Coast Cookery, facing competition from surrounding venues, commissioned Serious Audio Video to come up with a cinemassive solution to set the sports bar/restaurant apart.
By Dawn Allcot
Published October 2012 | Read More...
Early, complete communication is essential.
The user interface is arguably the most important component to any AV system. It is imperative that every single button does exactly what it is supposed to do, whether its function is obvious or not.
By James Maltese, CTS-D, CTS-I, CQT
Published Octobber 2012 | Read More...
Busch Gardens Iceploration demonstrates advances in projection mapping.
At the Iceploration Show in Busch Gardens' Moroccan Palace theater, ice skating, multimedia, puppetry and aerial acrobatics come together to tell the story of a teenager and his grandfather as they set out on a journey around the globe.
By Martin J. Palicki
Published September 2012 | Read More...
New Orleans Jazz Theater, in the old US Mint, required special handling when it came to sound.
With the addition of a Jazz Theater on the third floor of the Old US Mint, acoustically the best option for the space given the room's dimensions and its proximal parallel surfaces with their potential for flutter echo, treatment tactics were critical..
By Dan Daley
Published September 2012 | Read More...
Immersive AV brings Hawaii to New England through audio, video, lighting and water effects.
The outdoor environment of Battleship Cove, the Falls River MA maritime museum that recently launched the Pearl Harbor Experience exhibit, made the work more challenging than most theme park or museum projects.
By Dawn Allcot
Published September 2012 | Read More...
Facility upgrades audio and video capabilities.
With the help of Genesis Technology, the Korean Economic Institute upgraded and expanded to provide more effective communication for the organization's various US/Korea and corresponding international relations.
By Jim Stokes
Published August 2012 | Read More...
Hartville Hardware is far from a small-town AV installation.
Woody's Music Audio/Video helped transform Hartville Hardware's AV system from small town charm to the needs of its new 285,000-square-foot facility.
By Jim Stokes
Published July 2012 | Read More...
TJ Concert Hall Auditorium installs AV systems that would make many performing arts centers envious.
Joplin MO's Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School's facility demonstrates AV opportunities in the K-12 segment.
By Dan Daley
Published June 2012 | Read More...
Acoustics and sightlines are keys to Minneapolis' multifaceted New Century Theatre.transformed and is home to several innovative venues, including the New Century Theatre, a multifunctional main floor theater featuring extensive audio, video and lighting.
By Jim Stokes
Published June 2012 | Read More...
University of South Florida's performance spaces strike a balance between acoustics and electronics.
BAI LLC helped University of Florida create an acoustical environment for many types of music, including some that combines acoustics and electronics.
By Dan Daley
Published June 2012 | Read More...
WNSS brings immersive VTC experience to Dalhousie Medicine.
Westbury National Show Systems provided Dalhousie University with immersive educational videoconferencing to expand its medical education program.
By Dan Daley
Published May 2012 | Read More...
ICB Audio transforms the Carl H. Lindner College of Business auditorium.’
ICB Audio incorporated HD projection and videoconferencing for a connected learning environment for the Carl H. Linder College of Business auditorium.
By Dan Daley
Published May 2012 | Read More...
High and low voltage combine at Mountain Creek Ski Resort.
Assurity Design Group saved energy and labor costs for The Mountain Creek Ski Resort, while addressing safety with new lighting and AV systems.
By Don Kreski
Published May 2012 | Read More...
Crossings Community Church is ‘ready for anything.’
Partnering with Clark and Acoustic Dimensions, Crossings Community Church upgraded AV systems in its 12-year-old sanctuary.
By Dawn Allcot
Published April 2012 | Read More...
Systems comprise Monte Bros.' 'most complex ever.'
Cathedral of St. Joseph hired Monte Bros. Sound Systems to create a sound system for its wide range of worship services
and complex floor plan.
By Jim Stokes
Published April 2012 | Read More...
'Catch me if you can' isn't the way to go.
A zero-defects installation requires everyone on the design team to perform; how well prepared are you and your team for this?
By Mario Maltese, CTS-D, CTS-I, CVE
Published March 2012 | Read More...
Capitol Theatre and the Museum of Discovery
and Science apply today's technology.
Mad Systems and Artisan Design apply 4D technology to offer a creative audience experience at The Capitol Theatre (Edmonton, Alberta) and the Everglades Airboat Adventure.
By Joe Kleiman & Judith Rubin
Published March 2012 | Read More...
Sound, lights and video combine in 21 Bar at Caesars Atlantic City.
Aurora Sound & Light Design merged sound, lights and video for after-hours denizens at the 21 Bar add-on to the Dusk nightclub inside Caesars Atlantic City.
By Jim Stokes
Published March 2012 | Read More...
Reliability, resiliency and robustness of the AV are key.
The Los Angeles Fire Department chose Spectrum ITC Group to serve as the AV solutions architect for its facility-wide AV technology vision, strategy, design and control system interface look and feel throughout the multi-year project.
By Jim Stokes
Published February 2012 | Read More...
TI provides 'best value' for MARSOC's $7.5 million AV system.
USMC's new Special Operations Command Center was a design/build proposition that put AV systems integrator Technical Innovation close to a complex project and helped win the battle on the programming front.
By Dan Daley
Published February 2012 | Read More...
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
Published January 2012 | Read More...
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
Published December 2011 | Read More...
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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