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THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 2004-2006

January 22, 2018   
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 2004: Baylor University, Southwest Securities Financial Markets Center, Waco, Texas. The University needed to create a learning space with a boardroom like atmosphere
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THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 2001-2003

September 21, 2017   
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 2001: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and Offices, Santa Clara, California.  Phased construction of this three building replacement project included a hospital, medical office
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THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 1998-2000

August 2, 2017   
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 1998: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California. The renovated 299-seat auditorium, used for interactive educational shows, incorporates live undersea video, special effects, surround sound,
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Project Profile: San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church Recreation Center

July 20, 2017   
San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church Recreation Center (ARC) has been a long time coming. What was anticipated to be a simple addition to the San Ramon Valley Institution, founded in the late 1940’s, when the valley was all ranch
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Project Profile: HSM StoneCrest

June 27, 2017   
Thorburn Associates recently partnered with Hilliard Studio Method (HSM) to provide the acoustical design of their new HSM|Core fitness studio at StoneCrest in Charlotte, NC.  HSM features classes with a unique approach to resistance training.  As more and more people
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THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 1995-1997

June 20, 2017   
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years!     1995: Children’s Museum, Indianapolis,Indiana. The CineDome is the United States’ first iWERKS domed 15/70 theatre. TA designed the 7-channel cinema audio
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THROUGH THE YEARS…Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence!

May 4, 2017   
  Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years!   1992: On Lok Larkin Senior Housing, San Francisco, California. TA provided analysis and recommendations to control traffic and HVAC noise impacting
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Interactive Collaboration- Easier and More Productive?

March 14, 2017   
Presentation products for interactive classrooms (some call flipped classrooms) and collaborative spaces (may be called huddle or team spaces) have seen some new systems to help with the group interactive learning process in the last year.  SMART or other electronic
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Creating a Functional Multi-Function Room

November 30, 2016   
Technology has continued to evolve rapidly in the last few years, and much of it is being streamlined into small compact equipment. Meeting rooms no longer need to rely on multiple pieces of huge equipment; fewer smaller pieces are needed
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The CatchBox

October 6, 2016   
At InfoComm 2016 there was a nifty microphone that caught our eye, it was called the CatchBox, a soft colorful cube with a built in microphone. This design allows for the CatchBox to be tossed into the audience or between