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
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,
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
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
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
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
The Exceptional Communication Experience – It’s More Than Just Technology!
January 29, 2016
“We help design the full experience” was stated in a Lessons Learned project wrap-up meeting. The project was for an Investment firm and was a hybrid of project delivery methods: design/build for rooms the owner felt could be cloned and
Wireless Audio Systems
June 1, 2014
“I just want to stream the audio from my laptop or device to the audio system in the conference room,” was a request during an initial design meeting. This is another great example of technology in the home now pushing
Video vs Audio
April 12, 2012
There is often a chill that runs up your spine when something is really well done. That happened for me the first time I heard the “THX chord” in a theater. It reinforced that audio gives us the emotion and
The Elusive System Check Out
October 17, 2011
Increasingly, in both our home and work environments, we live in a world of automation. And, accordingly, our demands have risen just beyond the limits of reasonable expedemands ctation. Is it any wonder, then, that we frequently hear “What do